Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

The brain has five major structural phases during the human lifespan and doesn't reach adulthood until age 32, a new study suggests. Scientists determined that brain development is defined by four ...

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

A new study suggests that growing up in poverty accelerates biological development. For adolescent girls, this early onset of ...

For decades, my colleagues and I advanced the premise that early substance use—nicotine, alcohol, or cannabis (or other addicting drugs)—interferes with critical maturation stages, particularly ...

Scientists have published a new study that says, generally, brain development moves out of the adolescent phase only by around age 32, and that this stage begins at 9 years old. According to ...

For decades, my colleagues and I advanced the premise that early substance use—nicotine, alcohol, or cannabis (or other addicting drugs)—interferes with critical maturation stages, particularly ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

New neuroscience research reveals how our brains evolve through key life stages, highlighting the hidden strengths of aging.

For years, many people on social media have perpetuated the idea that the brain, especially the frontal lobe, does not fully develop until age 25. But new research suggests brain development may ...