New research indicates that the structural organization of the human brain does not develop in a continuous, linear fashion ...

The 25 number became popular off the back of brain imaging studies from the late 1990s and early 2000s. These studies often tracked changes through childhood and adolescence and showed that the brain ...

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...

A new study has found that adolescence can continue until the age of 32, as humans hit four major “turning points” in brain development at the ages of about nine, 32, 66 and 83. Published on Tuesday ...

This summer, many parents find themselves caught between excitement and anxiety as they help their college-bound children prepare for the next chapter in their lives. There’s the practical preparation ...

Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, is a crucial aspect of human social interaction. Parents and educators often wonder how teenagers develop this essential skill and ...

CAMBRIDGE, UK — The human brain doesn't simply grow and then decline. Instead, it moves through five distinct structural phases over a lifetime, separated by four major turning points at ages 9, 32, ...

Teens spend more than an hour on smartphones on average during school, according to a study published Monday in the Journal ...

Sleep is a fundamental biological necessity, especially during adolescence, a period marked by rapid physical, emotional, and ...

Researchers have recently reviewed the existing literature to understand how an adolescent’s eating behavior affects the development of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and hippocampus (HPC), as well as ...