When we think about young adulthood, opportunity might not be what comes to mind first. However, the UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent encourages this perspective. According to emerging ...

Many mood and psychological disorders develop during adolescence; however, the relationship between adolescent stress-related neurogenesis and psychiatric illnesses during this period remains unclear.

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 ...

An analysis of data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study found that preteens living in neighborhoods with high levels of fine particulate matter or ozone showed less ...

Importantly, the inability to establish causation should not be confused with evidence of safety,” writes Miles Cunningham, a ...

At what age does an adolescent start thinking as an adult? A new study published this week in Nature Communications presents some of the first definitive evidence that executive function—a set of ...

Two adolescent case reports highlight how delusional disorder in teenagers is often delayed in diagnosis because of ...

Over the years, as I've delved deeper into my research on the development of decision-making, my empathy toward adolescents has grown significantly. I have come to recognize the complexity of the ...

To understand adolescence is to take a front-row seat at the very essence of human development. It is a thrilling period during which the characteristics that make us unique from all other species are ...

What is it specifically and why is it so significant? Continue reading to learn everything you need to know. During the transitional period known as pre-adolescence, children go through a great deal ...