The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal ...

We may consider 18- or 21-year-olds adults, but new research suggests the brain isn’t fully developed or stable until our ...

A new study reveals adolescence lasts until age 32, showing how the brain changes through five distinct life phases.

A large study of brain scans shows that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These ...

For most moms and dads, as their child begins the 10- to 12-year coming-of-age passage, the growing transformation we call adolescence (usually beginning around ages 9 to 13), parenting becomes more ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt, Ph.D. Adolescence can be a challenging parental time because it has become a more challenging time for their daughter or son. Now developmental change upsets and resets the ...

Phase one –the “childhood phase” — lasts until age nine, per the study. During this window, the brain’s wealth of synapses – the connectors between neurons – “are whittled down, with the more active ...

For the parents of a teenager, adolescence can be a challenging time. But to a brain scientist, it's a marvel. "I want people to understand that adolescence is not a disease, that adolescence is an ...

A Cambridge study has broken down the brain’s life cycle into phases. The biggest takeaway? Adolescence doesn’t end until your thirties.