A new study at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain found that high activity in the amygdala when an adolescent looks at a face showing emotions predicts their social health two years later. The ...

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 ...

Binge-drinking during adolescence may perturb brain development at a critical time and leave lasting effects on genes and behavior that persist into adulthood. The findings, by researchers at the ...

A recent study from the University of Cambridge reveals that the human brain develops in five distinct phases, with an "adolescent" period extending up to age 32. This discovery, based on thousands of ...

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 ...

Social experience sculpts the teenage brain. Source: iStock/pixelfit Humans are fundamentally social, and perhaps never more so than in adolescence when hanging out with friends is the top priority ...

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 ...