Why are adolescents so sensitive to their peers' behavior? And is this sensitivity necessarily negative, as the term peer ...

The brains of adolescents react more responsively to receiving rewards. This can lead to risky behavior, but, according to new research, it also has a positive function: it makes learning easier. The ...

Adolescence is a time of increased risk taking, but do adolescents learn differently from reward and punishment, or from childhood to adoelscence? Source: Cotonbro studio/Pexels This post was written ...

It is well-recognized that the first few years of life represent a sensitive period for growth, early learning and brain maturation 1. As a result, the scientific understanding of the formational ...

There's a science to adolescent learning, which addresses how the many changes — physical, emotional, social, intellectual and psychological — teenagers experience impact how they learn and should ...

A new study identified clear strengths and a series of specific challenges autistic adolescents experience while learning to drive. A collaborative study from the Center for Injury Research and ...

A new report by the National Academies of Science suggests changes in education to boost the academic potential of secondary students, including: • Teachers should provide “culturally sensitive” ...

The struggle to improve adolescent literacy is creating a buzz in education circles. Education Week and Michael L. Kamil, a prominent researcher in the field, discussed the need for schools to teach ...