Circadian misalignment in adolescents is linked to structural changes in brain regions that regulate emotional processing and cognitive function.

A recent study published in Environmental Research suggests that breathing polluted air may alter the physical development of ...

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 ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five distinct eras of brain aging from childhood to old age.boonstudio/Getty Images Scientists have pinpointed five different "eras" of brain ...

A recent study from the University of Cambridge reveals that the human brain develops in five distinct phases, with an "adolescent" period extending up to age 32. This discovery, based on thousands of ...

Adolescence is a period of social reorientation: a shift from a world centered on parents and family to one shaped by peers, schools, and broader networks. This expansion is critical for healthy ...

CAMBRIDGE, UK — The human brain doesn't simply grow and then decline. Instead, it moves through five distinct structural phases over a lifetime, separated by four major turning points at ages 9, 32, ...

Scientists have pinpointed five different "eras" of brain aging, from childhood to old age. The eras include a prolonged "adolescent" brain phase that lasts from about age 9 to 32. "This is a very ...