Dr. Francesca Filbey, psychology professor and director of Cognitive Neuroscience Research in Addictive Disorders at the ...

A systematic review reveals adolescent cannabis use alters brain structure, elevates addiction risk, and impacts cognitive ...

Teen cannabis use is linked to slower cognitive growth, especially memory, with THC as a likely contributor during key ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

During brain development, neurons can regulate their movement until they reach their final destination thanks to a "molecular ...

A study of more than 11,000 teens finds cannabis use tied to slower gains in memory, focus and thinking speed as well as ...

The study identifies critical windows of metal exposure via baby teeth, revealing impacts on brain development and behavior ...

The hippocampus follows a "tabula plena" model, starting with dense, random connections that are pruned into an efficient ...

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have uncovered a surprising link ...

Your brain reacts to everything you do each day. New research shows that sleep, stress, diet, and environment shape brain ...

A cellular-resolution map of prenatal brain development in Down syndrome reveals disrupted neuron production timing and altered cell types.

Scientists mapped human brain development in Down syndrome at a cellular level, discovering that stem cells "rush" to become ...