Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated ...

Studies in adolescent animals suggest that some components of the developing serotonergic system respond to SSRI treatment in a similar fashion to the adult system. For example, chronic (over 22 days) ...

It’s been said that eyes are a window to the soul, but new research has found that an adolescent’s brain response to a face might open a window to their social future. A new study at the University of ...

The brain develops in spurts throughout childhood and adolescence, but not much is understood about the process. To disentangle this complicated puzzle surrounding one of the body’s most mysterious ...

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

What connects adolescent eating patterns to memory and reasoning? A small pathway deep in the brain may offer an intriguing ...

More than half of girls participating in the long-term U.S. Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study developed painful periods (dysmenorrhea) by age 12 or 13, according to new research ...

Adolescents who spend more time playing video games tend to show differences in the outer layer of their brains, such as a ...

In the class of things that happen so often or predictably as to become truisms are the high-risk activities that teenagers frequently engage in, like driving too fast, using alcohol or drugs, ...