Stressful situations experienced during adolescence tend to cause deeper and more lasting changes to the brain than those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study has found that adolescence can continue until the age of 32, as humans hit four major “turning points” in brain ...

Why are teenagers less cooperative than adults? A new study using the Prisoner’s Dilemma and computational modeling explains the cognitive-affective processes behind adolescent social decision-making ...

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, ...

A new study from neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge reveal four pivotal ages in a person's brain throughout their lifespan Researchers noted that the adolescence brain in particular, is ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively builds dense new clusters of synapses in specific parts of neurons. These ...

Teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the drug often later in their lives. They are also more likely to develop mental and physical health problems in young adulthood ...

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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 ...