Childhood environment and socioeconomic status affect cognitive ability and brain development during adolescence independently of genetic factors, researchers report. The study demonstrates how ...

A recent study from Oregon Health and Science University found common air pollutants can alter adolescent brain development.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1, 2023 – 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 ...

Sleep is a fundamental biological necessity, especially during adolescence, a period marked by rapid physical, emotional, and ...

Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers from the UK and China have ...

Under the carefully styled hair of a teenager, the brain is roiling with change. Some nerve cells are killed off, others are pruned back and still others are locked into place, a restyling that moves ...

A new study confirms that cannabis use is related to impaired and lasting effects on adolescent cognitive development. Although studies have shown that alcohol and cannabis misuse are related to ...

Experiences of early adversity due to poverty, abuse, and neglect are known to interfere with children's cognitive and emotional development. Recent research in Psychological Science expands on past ...

As citizens struggle to breathe in increasingly toxic air and the Government in India scrambles to respond with anti-pollution measures, a new study has added another sobering warning: polluted air ...