This could be pivotal to helping people of all ages.

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 ...

Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a ...

Not only does positive parenting make for a happier family life, but it also enhances children’s cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development going forward. A recently published study shows ...

Adolescence may be far more than a period of pruning away unused brain connections. New research suggests the teenage brain ...

Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's going on in the development of their brains.

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

Circadian misalignment in adolescents is linked to structural changes in brain regions that regulate emotional processing and cognitive function.

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 detailed mapping revealed an unexpected pattern. One specific section of the dendrite contained an unusually dense ...