The human brain undergoes a prolonged period of cortical development that spans multiple
decades. During childhood and adolescence, cortical development progresses from lower …

The transition from adolescence to adulthood is characterized by improvements in higher-
order cognitive abilities and corresponding refinements of the structure and function of the …

Alongside the exponential flourish of research on age-related trajectories of human brain
development during childhood and adolescence in the past two decades, there has been an …

Adolescence is a transitional period of physical and behavioral development between
childhood and adulthood. Puberty is a distinct period of sexual maturation that occurs during …

Adolescence may mark a sensitive period for the development of higher-order cognition
through enhanced plasticity of cortical circuits. At the same time, animal research indicates …

Traditionally sex hormones have been associated with reproductive and developmental
processes only. Since the 1950s we know that hormones can have organizational effects on …

The onset of adolescence in humans is marked by hormonal changes that give rise to
secondary sexual characteristics, noted as puberty. It has, however, proven challenging to …

Postnatal brain development is studded with sensitive periods during which experience
dependent plasticity is enhanced. This enables rapid learning from environmental inputs …

Species-expected caregiving early in life is critical for the normative development and
regulation of emotional behavior, the ability to effectively evaluate affective stimuli in the …

Importance Cannabis use during adolescence is known to increase the risk for
schizophrenia in men. Sex differences in the dynamics of brain maturation during …