Background Major psychiatric disorders are increasingly being conceptualized as
'neurodevelopmental', because they are associated with aberrant brain maturation. Several …

Brain-age prediction has emerged as a novel approach for studying brain development.
However, brain regions change in different ways and at different rates. Unitary brain-age …

Exploring typical and atypical brain developmental trajectories is very important for
understanding the normal pace of brain development and the mechanisms by which mental …

Puberty triggers a period of structural “re-organization” in the brain, when rising hormone
levels act via receptors to influence morphology. However, our understanding of these …

Background Earlier pubertal timing is associated with higher rates of depressive disorders in
adolescence. Neuroimaging studies report brain structural associations with both pubertal …

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 …

Evidence of continued neurobiological maturation through adolescence is increasingly
invoked in discussions of youth-focused policies. This should motivate neuroscientists to …

The higher prevalence of affective symptoms among women compared to men emerges in
adolescence, and it has been associated with pubertal maturation. However, it remains …

Background Gestational age (GA) is associated with later cognition and behavior. However,
it is unclear how specific cognitive domains and brain structural development varies with the …

Emerging evidence in the field of adolescent neurodevelopment suggests that pubertal
processes may contribute to known trajectories of brain maturation, and may contribute, in …