Although there is a long history of studying the influence of pubertal hormones on brain
function/structure in animals, this research in human adolescents is young but burgeoning …

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 …

Research has demonstrated associations between pubertal development and brain
maturation. However, existing studies have been limited by small samples, cross-sectional …

Background Our understanding of the mechanisms relating pubertal timing to mental health
problems via brain development remains rudimentary. Method Longitudinal data was …

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 …

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 …

Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in our understanding of
structural and functional brain development in adolescence. However, understanding the …

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 …

In recent years, neuroimaging techniques have shown that the development of the human
brain is far more protracted than previously thought (see Paus, 2005, for review). In …

The brain undergoes extensive structural changes during adolescence, concurrent to
puberty-related physical and hormonal changes. While animal research suggests these …