Our brain changes hugely during adolescence. New research shows how we can use this transformation to help teens achieve their potential. Terri Apter, a psychologist, still remembers the time she ...

Teen Brains Are Perfectly Capable. ... Our main interest is to map typical trajectories of development, with the long-term goal of having a pediatric-growth chart for executive function.

The social and emotional effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on teenagers may have resulted in accelerated brain aging in adolescents, according to a new study.

After comparing pre-pandemic MRI scans of older teens to scans taken during COVID-19, researchers at Stanford University discovered the pandemic aged teens' brains by about three years.

And in adolescence, the brain has developed more of a capacity for abstract thought, bringing with it more complex emotions, said Damour, author of “The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising ...

Some teenagers’ brains have been aging faster during the pandemic. What this means for development and mental health is still unknown. By Laura Baisas. Published Dec 1, 2022 1:30 PM EST.

A study found that teen girls' brains aged 4.2 years faster than average during the pandemic. They might be at higher risk for anxiety and depression.

Teenage brains have physically aged faster as a result of stress from the COVID-19 pandemic, a study found. Charlie Riedel AP For teenagers, the stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Our brain changes hugely during adolescence. New research shows how we can use this transformation to help teens achieve their potential. Terri Apter, a psychologist, still remembers the time she ...

And in adolescence, the brain has developed more of a capacity for abstract thought, bringing with it more complex emotions, said Damour, author of “The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising ...