Need a reason not to give your child a screen? It may permanently alter their brain during a critical period of development ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests that teenage girls experiencing depression process ...

America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame phones and social media. A new round of conversation has been spurred by Jonathan Haidt’s book “The ...

Amanda Guyer, professor in the Department of Human Ecology and a faculty researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain, is ...

Young guppies who were able to see and interact with live fish developed larger brains than guppies who only saw other fish ...

As teens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the developing “social brain." Here’s what we know—and when parents should be ...

Experts say an infant’s laughter is an important developmental marker, offering a window into brain development and a child’s ...

India, June 4 -- Children's experiences may influence brain development far longer than previously appreciated. A new review ...

A generation growing up with algorithmic feeds is not suffering “brain damage,” but their attention, emotions and habits are being shaped in powerful ways. For many families, the first smartphone or ...

If you remember your pre-teen and teenage years, you can probably recall the intense feelings of anxiety, embarrassment, mood swings, and the desperate need for your peer's approval. More than any ...

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you’ll inevitably stumble across the line: “Your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed yet.” It’s become neuroscience’s go-to explanation for bad ...