Scientists have long known that the human brain continues developing well beyond the teenage years, with important changes involving decision-making and emotional regulation extending into the mid- to ...

Mouse study sheds new light on how memory circuits mature. BRONX, N.Y., July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists have long ...

It's been said that eyes are a window to the soul, but new research has found that an adolescent's brain response to a face ...

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 ...

Five distinct ages of the human brain have been identified. Four major turning points - around age nine, 32, 66 and 83 - create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human lifespan, ...

AI representational photo A Stage of Life That Shapes Us Forever Almost everyone remembers adolescence as one of the most ...

In the class of things that happen so often or predictably as to become truisms are the high-risk activities that teenagers frequently engage in, like driving too fast, using alcohol or drugs, ...