The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind for life. Adolescence is a major turning point not only for social and ...

Adolescence marks an important transition not just socially and physically, but neurologically. During this period, higher cognitive ...