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

Increasing use of social media throughout early adolescence is associated with lower performance in specific aspects of cognitive function.

Children who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter adolescence, a study of more than 10,000 young adolescents ...

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

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 ...

Experiences of early adversity due to poverty, abuse, and neglect are known to interfere with children's cognitive and emotional development. Recent research in Psychological Science expands on past ...

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that ...

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.

Children from low-income families may be more vulnerable to age-related cognitive decline, according to a new twin study published in Aging. The researchers found that people who show signs of faster ...