The body's control organ undergoes four major transitions during a lifetime, with 'adolescence' lasting more than two decades ...

Adolescence lasts into your 30s, major new study on brain development finds - New analysis has found that the human brain ...

After the age of 32, a person’s brain enters its adulthood era, which is the “longest era” of the brain. During this phase, ...

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, ...

The global burden of child and youth deaths remains high, despite dramatic reductions in under-5s deaths, and there are stark inequalities across the globe in the availability of health services to ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The National Institutes of Health awarded a seven-year continuation of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, providing FIU and 20 other study sites ...

Have you ever looked at your teenager and wondered: “Why does my teen do that?” From mood swings to risk-taking, “normal teenage behavior” can appear to be anything but normal to parents and other ...

New brain networks come 'online' during adolescence, allowing teenagers to develop more complex adult social skills, but potentially putting them at increased risk of mental illness, according to new ...

Deborah Offner is a clinical psychologist specializing in adolescent and young adult development and mental health. She has extensive experience in school and clinical settings, bringing this ...