But mum, it’s not my fault – biology made me do it. The terrible teens are not just a human phenomenon, and are not necessarily a bad thing, scientists say. Researchers say impulsiveness in ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated ...

How do we create, finance, and incentivize the development of technologies to proactively support human development?

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

Ellen Galinsky has been on a seven-year quest to understand what brain science says about how to better teach and parent adolescent children. The past few years have seen advancements in our ...

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a common behavior for many people. While occasionally delaying or putting off ...

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

The effects of artificial intelligence on adolescents are nuanced and complex, according to a report from the American Psychological Association that calls on developers to prioritize features that ...

The brain has five major structural phases during the human lifespan and doesn't reach adulthood until age 32, a new study suggests. Scientists determined that brain development is defined by four ...

Preparing students to become administrators of child development or family services programs, early childhood educators, counselors and more! The Human Development, Family Science and Counseling ...