Researchers used baby teeth to prove that environmental metal exposure during specific weeks of infancy predicts adolescent ...

Lower cortical thickness is associated with impulsive choice in specific brain networks that are important for decision-making. Source: Pehlivanova et al., JNeurosci (2018) A new study reports that ...

The Annie E. Casey Foundation is perhaps best known for its work helping America’s youth. Lisa Lawson, the president and CEO, has done extensive research into the development of teenagers. She joined ...

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and learning, according to two recent studies from the University of Eastern Finland ...

What’s going on in your teen’s brain? Are they going to be okay? Parental influence is crucial to systems that shape lifelong ...

Making a smoothie, going for an evening walk, or having empathy for a loved one are all examples of executive functions that are controlled by the brain’s frontal cortex. This area of the brain goes ...

Adolescence, the life stage that marks the transition between childhood and adulthood, is known to be a vital period for the brain's development. During this critical phase, people's mental abilities, ...

How does the amygdala influence drinking? New research shows sex-specific neural pathways: amygdala reactivity leads to ...

An extra two hours of sleep on weekends is linked to fewer anxiety symptoms in adolescents, reported a new study published in Sleep. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends adolescents aged ...

A new study suggests that teenagers who eat more ultra-processed foods may have higher odds of developing obesity. Others say ...

Explore the neuroscience behind why the songs that defined your teenage years evoke stronger emotions than any new music, ...