How we think about ourselves changes with time. Renaissance painters depicted babies as miniature adults. And, in fact, these young humans were expected to fulfill adult roles of work and marriage at ...

Science explains that our connection to the songs of our youth is more than simple nostalgia. It is the result of the way our ...

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Adolescence is a period of social reorientation: a shift from a world centered on parents and family to one shaped by peers, schools, and broader networks. This expansion is critical for healthy ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated ...

Here's how to know if your kid has "popcorn brain" and how to help.

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Social isolation during adolescence permanently destroys the adult brain's ability to feel empathy and sense emotions.