Until recently, the prevailing belief was that brain development ceased at around the time a child entered kindergarten (i.e., that the brain is 90-95% formed by age six). However, recent findings ...

Social media, school pressures and anti-LGBTQ discrimination are among the factors combining to create new challenges for ...

Studies in adolescent animals suggest that some components of the developing serotonergic system respond to SSRI treatment in a similar fashion to the adult system. For example, chronic (over 22 days) ...

Young teens who use cannabis are more likely to be frequent users than people who start later, according to a study in JAMA ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Development and psychological growth doesn’t just occur during our younger years. It is a ...