Not all painful experiences in childhood are traumatic. But childhood trauma is prevalent and can cause significant problems ...

Researchers identify a neural "fingerprint" in the brain that predicts how accurately we can size up the intentions and strategies of others.

A recent study suggests that high psychopathic traits are linked to reduced thickness in brain regions responsible for processing emotions. This neural pattern appears consistently, regardless of a ...

How quickly do we perceive whether a person we are interacting with is clever or predictable? Be it in a game, a conversation or a negotiation, we ...

Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has been open about his struggle with alcohol and tobacco addiction. Here is how the ...

The call from school is specific and urgent: your five-year-old hit a classmate during circle time, or bit another child on ...

Researcher says critical thinking training helps teenagers identify misinformation, resist algorithms, navigate social media safely.

When a parent at school pickup casually asks their toddler to put on a jacket and the kid just… does it, other parents notice ...

By Anika Gupta Los Angeles’ Children’s Hospital reported that one in eight teens have reported using opioids recreationally. Additionally, 50% of drug use disorders begin in one’s adolescence, ...

Late bloomers almost always have a different relationship with what they do, because they had to actively find it—often after a real period of confusion and false starts, and the particular discomfort ...

Chronic back pain appears to amplify everyday sensory experiences, including sound. Brain scans reveal altered activity in ...

Scientists have found a new way to study serious mental health conditions by growing very small human brains in the lab. These tiny brains are about the size of a pea, but they may help doctors better ...