Adolescence, the period from the onset of puberty to early adulthood, is known to be marked by significant changes in the prefrontal cortex and other brain circuits. These changes have been linked to ...

Alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) are known to be associated with abnormalities of the prefrontal cortex, thalamus and the cerebellar hemispheres in adults. A study of these same brain structures in ...

One aspect of hormonal contraceptives' effect on the teenage body remains a mystery -- whether and how they modify the developing brain. New research in young rats links synthetic hormones found in ...

Higher testosterone levels during adolescence are associated with increased involvement of the brain's anterior prefrontal cortex (aPFC) in emotion control, but the opposite effect occurs during ...

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 ...

This past weekend, while I sat at home reviewing a manuscript on the effects of nicotine on the brain, I received a text from a friend asking about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. The Court had ...

New Delhi | Damage to the 'medial' region of the prefrontal cortex -- the brain region that helps with planning and achieving goals -- could make one more impulsive and likely to be influenced by ...

Adolescence, the life stage that marks the transition between childhood and adulthood, is known to be a vital period for the brain's development. During this critical phase, people's mental abilities, ...

HealthDay News — Teens who experienced childhood maltreatment (CM) had reduced cerebral gray matter (GM) morphology, results from a study published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics ...

The adolescent brain is built to learn, and during this period areas critical in learning and memory, such as the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, have high levels of plasticity and are easily ...

Adolescence is a remarkable period of development and learning, a time when youths explore and adapt to changes in their social worlds and begin to form a sense of who they are and hope to be. It is a ...

Evidence from behavioural neuroscience may help explain why some social media content is damaging for youngsters.