Imagine watching a conversation between brain cells, seeing chemical messages pass from one neuron to another. Scientists can ...

HOUSTON — A study of adolescents has revealed significant interactions between sleep duration, social media use, and brain activity across frontolimbic regions crucial for executive control and reward ...

As teens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University warn that exposure to air pollution may have serious implications ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

Early exposure to harsh parenting during preschool years can have widespread effects on the organization of the entire brain’s communication. Later exposures affect specific brain areas. A new ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ...

Teenagers often sleep less than the recommended amount of time and have significantly different sleep patterns on weekdays and weekends. This discrepancy in sleep time between school and weekends, ...