Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

Longitudinally increasing patterns of social media use in children was linked to lower cognitive performance 2 years later.

As the adolescent separates from childhood, parent and teenager must accept more diversity and disagreement in their relationship.

Heavy alcohol consumption may cause permanent dysregulation of neurons, or brain cells, in adolescents, according to a new study in mice. The findings suggest that exposure to binge-levels of alcohol ...

Daily screen time in late childhood predicts early adolescent depression. Shorter sleep and white matter changes (cingulum bundle) partially mediate this effect.

Disney’s two Inside Out films make emotions the personified stars of child development. The Inside Out series focuses on the emotional life of Riley, who we first meet as a happy hockey-loving child.

Difficulty completing everyday tasks. Failing memory. Unusually poor concentration. For many people living with schizophrenia, cognitive challenges are part of daily life. Alongside well-known ...