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 ...

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

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 ...

Adolescence is a period of social reorientation: a shift from a world centered on parents and family to one shaped by peers, schools, and broader networks. This expansion is critical for healthy ...

The difference between a child’s chronological age and the apparent age of their brain can predict whether they will rely on unhelpful emotional coping strategies a few years later. A new analysis ...

The High-Potency Gradient: Teaming up with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, researchers found that adolescents who repeatedly use cannabis exhibit signs of lower brain iron levels. This ...

Teenage substance experimentation is driven by low baseline dopamine, acting as a compensatory brain response.

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 ...