The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal ...

New research suggests the human brain has five distinct ages, and it may not reach adulthood until a person's early 30s.

Adolescents often sleep less than recommended and have substantially different sleep patterns on weekdays and weekends. Their ...

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, ...

Researchers reveal that four ages - nine, 32, 66 and 83 - are when the brain's most pivotal development occurs.

A Cambridge study has broken down the brain’s life cycle into phases. The biggest takeaway? Adolescence doesn’t end until ...

Many mood and psychological disorders develop during adolescence; however, the relationship between adolescent stress-related neurogenesis and psychiatric illnesses during this period remains unclear.

Adolescence represents a pivotal period in which individuals integrate personal and social dimensions of their identities. This phase is characterised by a dynamic interplay between cognitive, ...

It's a responsibility most adolescents don't consider while in the process of growing up—how they are in charge of creating habits of living that will determine much of how they will probably behave ...

Shrink, a spotted hyena in Tanzania, was born at the lowest social status in his clan. His odds of survival were stacked against him. However, to the surprise of a team of researchers observing his ...

Note: This post uses“LGBTQ+” and “queer” interchangeably as umbrella terms for people with non-cisgender and heterosexual identities. Many LGBTQ+ adults did not get the adolescence our cisgender, ...