A neuroscientist’s insights on the adolescent brain What one developmental researcher has learned from studies on young people’s risk-taking behavior, reasoning and more August 9, 2022 ...

A research team led from the University of California, Davis, Center for Mind and Brain found that adolescent girls who have a stronger tendency to ruminate show different patterns of brain activity ...

Adolescent brain changes tend to start earlier in girls than in boys. And around this time, males and females also begin to react differently to certain experiences — like stress.

By understanding how the brain uses glucose, we can get a sense of how the brain is functioning.” To determine how acute ethanol binge drinking affected glucose metabolism in the adolescent brain, the ...

Get to know their brain Adolescence can be a challenging time, but to a brain scientist it's a marvel — a time of breathtaking development. Scientists are learning a lot about how teenagers make ...

How binge drinking affects adolescents, especially the adolescent brain, which is still developing, has not been well-understood. Now a UB research team, funded by UB’s Clinical and Research Institute ...

Effects of social media on the brain. Many of us suspect we spend too much time scrolling—a concern underscored by Oxford University Press selecting “brain rot” as 2024’s word of the year ...

Taking a few minutes to do a puzzle — or stare into space — can allow you to return to work sharper and more creative. By A.C. Shilton It’s 1:02 p.m. Do you know what your brain is doing? If ...