Adolescence feels like a full-body, full-mind upheaval. It is when young people begin to wrestle with the profound question: Who am I? That is a foundational issue. Moreover, the answer does not ...

A longitudinal study examining personality changes between 10 and 16 years of age found that conscientiousness and agreeableness tend to decline from age 12 to 16. Neuroticism increased during the ...

The messy room, the scattered stuff, the forgotten promises, the lapsed memory, the wandering attention, the tuned-out response, the lost belongings, the trail of litter around the family home, can ...

Adolescence, the life stage that marks the transition between childhood and adulthood, is known to be a vital period for the brain's development. During this critical phase, people's mental abilities, ...

It's hard to balance everything, school, problems at home, and a partner who's upset if you can’t talk all the time.” In a Youth Advisory Board (YAB) meeting with five Hispanic/Latino adolescents ...

Adolescence can simultaneously be an exciting and challenging time for children. The physical changes and challenges of adolescence are widely recognized, but mental health also can be challenged ...

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

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 ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively builds dense new clusters of synapses in specific parts of neurons. These ...

A new national research agenda, shaped by patients, caregivers and clinicians, will guide the future of adolescent and young ...