In addition to interviews and behavioral testing, study participants get MRI scans to document and measure changes in brain structure and function. Data, which is openly available for future studies, ...

The effect was much more noticeable in female adolescents in the 68 brain areas measured. “The magnitude of this shift in [female adolescents] is quite large,” Kuhl said.

To better understand what biological factors might be at play when it comes to the development of eating disorders, the research team used data from the National Institutes of Health’s Adolescent ...

Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new study. Brain regions that support cognitive, social, and ...

Advanced brain imaging techniques reveal how adolescent brain development influences, and is influenced by, factors including chronic stress and mood disorders.

For parents of teenagers, adolescence can be challenging, but to a brain scientist it's a time of breathtaking development. And it's a "window of opportunity" on the way to becoming an adult.

Adolescence stress exposure in rodents can lead to reduced hippocampal cell proliferation, neuroplasticity, and cognitive impairments, as well as increased depressive-like behaviors.

Microglial cells are a specialized subset of immune cells called brain-resident macrophages that are found in the central nervous system. They play a direct role in neuron-to-neuron communication, ...

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