On Thursday, March 12, Smith College President Sarah Willie-LeBreton welcomed to campus Dr. Frances Jensen ’78—renowned ...

Dr. Frances Jensen ’78, acclaimed author of The Teenage Brain, will speak at a colloquium on Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m. in ...

There are five distinct eras, or epochs, in the lifespan of a human brain, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, published in Nature ...

For parents mystified by changes they see brewing in their preteen, La Cañada Unified School District is offering a free six-week parenting workshop starting next Thursday intended to shed light on ...

Experts share how much sleep teenagers need and why. Plus, tips to help teens sleep better.

CAMBRIDGE, UK — The human brain doesn't simply grow and then decline. Instead, it moves through five distinct structural phases over a lifetime, separated by four major turning points at ages 9, 32, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Groundbreaking research from Karolinska Institutet reveals that humans can grow new neurons well into old age, offering new hope ...

The question of whether adult brains grow new brain cells has been debated for more than 60 years. Known as "neurogenesis", this process has been observed in the brain of other adult animals, yet its ...

There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make rational decisions.... When is your brain actually an "adult"? For some ...