Adolescent substance use is a significant predictor of future addiction and related disorders. Understanding neural mechanisms underlying substance use initiation and frequency during adolescence is ...

A novel study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by Elsevier, shows that by tracking year-to-year changes in brain connectivity underlying cognitive control, ...

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 ...

A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared to those who did not. Many of these structural ...

Not only does positive parenting make for a happier family life, but it also enhances children’s cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development going forward. A recently published study shows ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Doctors are seeing alcohol as the most-used substance among teenagers. It’s a trend Norton Healthcare experts say can have long-term negative impacts. The World Health ...

So you've had too much fun on a Saturday night. You wake up bleary-eyed with your head pounding and wondering "What the heck happened last night?" About 50 percent of alcohol drinkers have experienced ...

The increased legalization of cannabis over the past several years can potentially increase its co-use with alcohol. Concerningly, very few studies have looked at the effects of these two drugs when ...