Teens are more likely to engage in high risk behavior, misinterpret social cues, and react rather than act proactively. To understand why, look to adolescent brain development. Brain development ...

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Even more alarming is the early age of alcohol onset—33% of under-13s in various European countries have already consumed ...

This study could unlock the mysteries of teen brain development. By Nora D. Volkow and George F. Koob Jan. 5, 2017. Reprints. An interpretation of how the the adolescent brain develops.

Teenage Brains Are Different. She learned that that it's not so much what teens are thinking — it's how.. Jensen says scientists used to think human brain development was pretty complete by age 10.

Although the development of the prefrontal cortex is the last step on the development checklist, teenagers undergo major changes in their limbic system—the area of the brain that controls ...

But that doesn’t mean the teen brain is broken, says Beatriz Luna, a developmental cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburgh and a co-author of a review on the maturation of one ...

Puberty—and the racing hormones that go with it—causes enormous changes in cognitive, social, and sexual development, too. Teenagers, for example, naturally feel tired later in the evening ...

Q. What are the effects of marijuana use on teenage brain development? Are there some people who should not use marijuana even if it’s legal? A. Marijuana, also called cannabis, is a widely ...