When their child enters adolescence, between ages 9 and 13, parents must keep up communicating as more detachment, differentiation, disagreement, and worldly discovery occur.

For parents of teenagers, adolescence can be challenging, but to a brain scientist it's a time of breathtaking development. And it's a "window of opportunity" on the way to becoming an adult.

Adolescence is a period of life often characterized by behaviors that, prima facie, are irrational, such as seemingly excessive risk taking and impulsivity. However, these behaviors can be interpreted ...

Developmental and environmental factors early on may contribute to anxiety in adolescence Summary author: Walter Beckwith Reports and Proceedings American Association for the Advancement of ...

In breakthrough study, researchers map converging trajectories of cognitive development through adolescence The findings have implications not only for psychiatrists and neuroscientists, but also ...

A study published by neuroscientists at the University of North Carolina found adolescents who frequently checked social media showed increasing sensitivity to feedback from peers.

“Adolescence is a crucial developmental stage during which people go through significant changes in their biology, cognition, and personalities,” said Max Chang, a masters student at the UCL ...

The differences suggest that sensitivity to social media use might be linked to developmental changes, possibly changes in the structure of the brain, or to puberty, which occurs later in boys ...

Adolescence stress exposure in rodents can lead to reduced hippocampal cell proliferation, neuroplasticity, and cognitive impairments, as well as increased depressive-like behaviors. These effects ...

Adolescence Four Developmental Changes That Drive a Child’s Adolescence Staying connected to your changing teenager can be more challenging to do. Posted October 9, 2023 | Reviewed by Davia Sills ...