In Western cultures, adolescence is often viewed as a time of rebellion and irresponsibility. A new article published in the journal Child Development Perspectives synthesized recent research on ...

WASHINGTON — Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge about adolescent development and tailored to an individual offender's needs and social environment, says a ...

Adolescent cannabis users show slower gains in thinking and memory skills as they age. The study published in ...

Researchers have found that greenspace exposure is associated with widespread patterns of structural brain development during early adolescence, which in turn are associated with better academic and ...

A landmark U.S. study tracking over 11,000 youths found that teens who begin using cannabis show slower gains in memory, attention, language and processing speed compared to non-users. THC exposure, ...