There is no magical switch that turns on at age 25, or even 32 for that matter. Like your brain, you’re in a decades-long ...

Brain development does not end at 25 but continues into the early 30s as neural networks become more efficient and ...

The 25 number became popular off the back of brain imaging studies from the late 1990s and early 2000s. These studies often tracked changes through childhood and adolescence and showed that the brain ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind ...

Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

High levels of screen time before age 2 years were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety in teenage years, ...

A recent study published in Environmental Research suggests that breathing polluted air may alter the physical development of ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...

Adolescents have long engaged in high-risk behaviors and poor decisions. Now we know that it's got a lot to do with what's ...