Self-control: a double-edged sword for high-striving, low-income youth Developmental psychologist Gene Brody talks about 'skin-deep resilience' in African American youth and its negative effects on health Interview by Meeri Kim / January 5, 2018
The importance of children’s self-perception for later academic success Research by psychologist Pamela Davis-Kean shows: kids' self-concept of ability in math and reading is linked to later academic achievement by Meeri Kim / November 6, 2017
Breakfast enhances cognition in children and adolescents But evidence not yet clear on the effects of specific foods by Pippa Wysong / September 29, 2017
“Track-based school systems tend to separate students by ethnicity” Hanno Kruse explains how a variety of factors interact to affect integration in a neighborhood Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 3, 2017
DNA variants account for 9% of achievement differences in 16-year-olds Sophie von Stumm explains how behavior - an important factor in children’s ability to learn - is influenced by genes Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 2, 2017
The mechanics of influence Social neuroscientist Emily Falk uses individual brain responses to predict whether health messaging lands successfully or not Interview by Meeri Kim / July 28, 2017
Increased exploratory behavior in adolescents: risky, yet also beneficial Brain changes during the transition from childhood to adolescence provide opportunities for learning, says Wouter van den Bos Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 11, 2017
Almost one in four children experiences developmental or health struggles Nora Raschle talks about the critical time window in children’s and adolescents’ brain development when developmental disorders manifest Interview by Sabine Gysi / July 4, 2017
To fear or not to fear: It may depend on how old you are Recent findings suggest that development of fear-circuitry is a non-linear process by Siobhan Pattwell / May 31, 2017
Nothing ventured, nothing gained? The possible upsides of adolescent risk by Kathryn Paige Harden / May 24, 2017
Brain development and sensitive periods for learning in adolescence Sarah-Jayne Blakemore has found in her research that adolescence contains windows of opportunity for learning Interview by Cathrin Jerie / May 8, 2017
Too-high expectations can lead to loneliness Luc Goossens, University of Leuven, talks about why 20% of young people report that they feel lonely Interview by Cathrin Jerie / April 24, 2017
