According to Nature.com, scientists identified four major topological turning points across a lifespan: around 9 years old, ...

The data showed there is "non-linear change across development" in the brain, suggesting it does not continue on one steady ...

After decades of rising life expectancy, the increases appear to be slowing. A new study calls into question how long even the healthiest of populations can live. By Dana G. Smith The oldest human on ...

1. Understanding life-span human development -- 2. Theories of human development -- 3. Genes, environment, and development -- 4. Prenatal development and birth -- 5. The physical self -- 6. Perception ...

Recent advances in developmental theory and neurobiological research present an opportunity to design developmentally informed models for understanding and addressing challenges faced by individuals ...

The chorus of the theme song for the movie Fame, performed by the late actress Irene Cara, includes the line "I'm gonna live forever." Cara was, of course, singing about the posthumous longevity that ...

This article proposes that longevity is not merely the result of an absence of mortality but a self-reinforcing and positively selected life-history trait in social species. It argues that a small ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Life history theory offers evolutionary explanations for the timing of life events, with a particular focus on age-schedules of fertility and ...