Brain development does not end at 25 but continues into the early 30s as neural networks become more efficient and specialized. Spend enough time scrolling through TikTok or Instagram and you will ...

Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

Procrastination, the tendency to unnecessarily delay or put off tasks even if this will have negative consequences, is a ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

Researchers now suggest that the human brain goes through five distinct phases of development over the course of a lifetime.

1. Childhood, from birth to age 9, during which time the brain is continually pruning away haphazardly created synaptic connections forged as early learning, unlearning and relearning chaotically ...

UCLA Health researchers have created a comprehensive map showing how eight different genetic mutations associated with autism ...

A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions. The findings highlight the potential impact ...

Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's ...