Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by significant changes in functional brain development [1] and heightened risk for depression [2]. While advances in noninvasive neuroimaging, such ...

Being a successful bilingual comes with numerous advantages in human development, and much work has been centered on the cognitive benefits of bilingualism. While research in first language ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC. -- Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents' brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked their platforms more often were more likely to be sensitive to ...

The mission of our English Language Arts Department is for staff, families, and community members to work in partnership to ensure that all students have adequate and equitable access to high-quality ...

For the parents of a teenager, adolescence can be a challenging time. But to a brain scientist, it's a marvel. "I want people to understand that adolescence is not a disease, that adolescence is an ...