Advances in understanding adolescent brain development may aid future treatments of mental illness and alcohol and substance use disorders, according to new research. Advances in understanding ...

There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

A and B, t-statistic values from linear mixed-effects models for associations between greenspace exposure and T2 cortical thickness (A), T2 surface area (B), change in cortical thickness change (C) ...

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off ...

“To be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal” Anna Freud. Ever since G. Stanley Hall first described the “storm and stress” seen in most adolescents, the perception of young people ...

A new study utilizing artificial intelligence has identified specific behavioral patterns that predict alcohol preference in adolescent mice. The findings indicate that sensitivity to natural rewards ...

White adolescent boys experiencing early puberty are at higher risk for substance use than later developing boys, a new Purdue University study finds. “The earlier your first sip of alcohol or that ...

“To be normal during the adolescent period is by itself abnormal” Anna Freud. Ever since G. Stanley Hall first described the “storm and stress” seen in most adolescents, the perception of young people ...