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, ...

New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

The brain develops in spurts throughout childhood and adolescence, but not much is understood about the process. To disentangle this complicated puzzle surrounding one of the body’s most mysterious ...

Children who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter adolescence, a study of more than 10,000 young adolescents ...

A new study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University, Ariel University and Levinsky College of Education has revealed encouraging findings about cognitive growth and development in adults with ...

Empathy, the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, is a crucial aspect of human social interaction. Parents and educators often wonder how teenagers develop this essential skill and ...

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

While most adolescents remained resilient to depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, girls and teens in the later stages of ...