Though some say weed can improve mood and energy, there are negative effects on cognitive skills — especially in younger ...

Researchers in the Jonas group at ISTA applied this question to the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for memory ...

Children's early exposure to music can play a significant role in their cognitive and emotional development. From lullabies ...

Teen cannabis use is linked to slower cognitive growth, especially memory, with THC as a likely contributor during key ...

The largest study of adolescent brain development ever conducted in the United States has produced a finding that parents in ...

Youth cannabis use between ages 9 and 17 years is associated with slower cognitive development during a time of key brain development.

The hippocampus follows a "tabula plena" model, starting with dense, random connections that are pruned into an efficient ...

(Willie B. Thomas/DigitalVision/Getty Images) A long-term study of more than 11,000 children and teens has linked recreational cannabis use to slightly slower development of memory, attention, and ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...