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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers analyzed 34 adolescents with and without concussion in a distracted-driver simulation. Those with ...

Age-dependent decreases in sub-optimal and ‘noisy’ decisions associated with improved higher-level cognitive and planning skills. Created with Adobe Illustrator. Adults exhibit a general tendency to ...

By Ernest NutsugahAccra, Feb. 6, GNA – Stakeholders and policymakers have been urged to create more opportunities for adolescents to nurture their potential and contribute meaningfully to national ...

Because early experimentation with substances is a precursor to regular substance use and concomitant problems, it is important to determine which factors are most likely to delay the onset of ...

This study is about what adolescents with cancer think about their life situation, the support they get, and the information they receive about their illness. The data for this qualitative and ...

Caffeine is the most available and widely used psychoactive substance in the world and is the only drug legally accessible and socially acceptable for consumption by children and adolescents. Some ...

Over the years, as I've delved deeper into my research on the development of decision-making, my empathy toward adolescents has grown significantly. I have come to recognize the complexity of the ...