Teenage risk-taking, such as experimentation with alcohol, cannabis, nicotine and other substances, may reflect a ...

A new study found that the leading environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status ...

Teenage risk-taking, such as experimentation with alcohol, cannabis, nicotine and other substances, may reflect a ...

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 ...

Teenage substance experimentation is driven by low baseline dopamine, acting as a compensatory brain response.

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 ...

The difference between a child’s chronological age and the apparent age of their brain can predict whether they will rely on unhelpful emotional coping strategies a few years later. A new analysis ...

Brain wave patterns measured during childhood can accurately predict whether a child is likely to experience anxiety or ...

Poor diet in early childhood may be linked to lower intelligence in adolescence, highlighting a critical window for brain ...

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 ...