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 ...

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 ...

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

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The difference between a child’s chronological age and the apparent age of their brain can predict whether they will rely on ...

The High-Potency Gradient: Teaming up with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, researchers found that adolescents who ...

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 ...