Recent research into the neural effects of alcohol and recreational drugs suggests that the developmental trajectory of the adolescent brain may be particularly vulnerable to pharmacological ...

Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle used MRI data to show the normal thinning of the cortex that happens during adolescence was accelerated in teens during the lockdowns. The effect ...

IBG and the Institute for Cognitive Science are collaborators on a landmark national study of adolescent brain and cognitive development (ABCD). The ABCD study is the ...

This is likely why teenagers consider it the safest drug ... triggering inflammatory processes that damage brain development. It is important to note that during its development—up to the ...

Understanding teenage brain development, being a role model and allowing them to express themselves are a few ways to deal with such behavior. To handle disrespectful teenagers gently, avoid ...

“Contrary to what was believed for many, many decades, the teenage brain in fact undergoes really substantial amounts of development, both in terms of its structure and its function throughout ...

Study: Relationships of eating behaviors with psychopathology, brain maturation and genetic risk for obesity in an adolescent cohort ... were self-reported via the Development and Well-Being ...

I have worked with teenagers for more than two decades, and while I acknowledge the challenges, their argumentative and ...

Nearly 70% of adolescents report having at least one social media account, including 63.8% of youth aged younger than 13 ...

The development of a teenager's brain can play a key role in the link between mental ... It was found that the process of brain maturation can play a factor in whether teenagers start developing ...

Given the malleability of the adolescent brain to environmental stimuli, exposure to psychotropic drugs during this developmental period can have unexpected short-term and enduring neural ...