Adolescence is a period of social reorientation: a shift from a world centered on parents and family to one shaped by peers, ...

Adolescents who regularly choose solitude over social connection show measurable differences in brain structure and function, according to a large neuroimaging study.

New research from the University of Liverpool suggests that the way young people spend their free time may play a crucial ...

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 ...

Research from the University of Georgia finds that warmth and affection can make a difference. A recent study from the ...

Social experience sculpts the teenage brain. Source: iStock/pixelfit Humans are fundamentally social, and perhaps never more so than in adolescence when hanging out with friends is the top priority ...

In one of the first long-term studies on adolescent neural development and technology use, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report adolescents' habitual checking of ...

Reproductive hormones that develop during puberty are not responsible for changes in social behavior that occur during adolescence, according to the results of a newly published study by a UB ...

New research finds age 13 is a turning point when bedtime screen use spikes, cutting into the sleep adolescents need most as ...

Western cultures tend to view teens as moody, irresponsible, and rebellious. However, in China and in other cultures, the ...