Making a smoothie, going for an evening walk, or having empathy for a loved one are all examples of executive functions that ...

To the degree parents can set and manage realistic expectations of adolescent change, they can smooth their parenting way.

Experts from the College of Education and Human Development share research and guidance for supporting children as they reach ...

It helps parents to have realistic expectations about teenage growth to anticipate how adolescence changes the child, the parent, and the relationship between them.

Adolescent structural brain maturation has important implications for adolescent development because parallel improvements have been found in several cognitive processes, such as problem solving ...

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.

The prefrontal cortex, the brain's command center for decision-making and cognitive control, is the last brain region to ...

A new study published in Human Brain Mapping sheds light on the brain mechanisms that influence how adolescents weigh ...

Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profile, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows.

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