The brain goes through five distinct phases in life, with key turning points at ages nine, 32, 66 and 83, scientists have ...

A new study says adolescence actually lasts until age 32!

One of the most surprising findings is that the period the scientists refer to as “adolescence” starts around the age of nine ...

The data showed there is "non-linear change across development" in the brain, suggesting it does not continue on one steady ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers assessed the impact of urban living on the development and growth of children. The maturation and progress of children and adolescents in school are ...

Many mood and psychological disorders develop during adolescence; however, the relationship between adolescent stress-related neurogenesis and psychiatric illnesses during this period remains unclear.

While each experience of adolescence is individually unique, I believe that many changes and challenges are much the same for them all. Usually beginning around ages 9 to 13 years, this eight- to ...

Source: Car Pickhardt, Ph.D. Separating from childhood and entering adolescence around the late elementary and early middle school years creates two growth challenges concerning order for the emerging ...