The environment in which children grow up can play a central role in their mental development and psychological well-being.

Largest U.S. study links teen cannabis use to slower cognitive development and reduced gains in memory and attention.

A new study found that the leading environmental factor influencing brain structure and function is the socioeconomic status ...

"What too much screen time leads to is a variety of missed opportunities for learning and development," one of the study's authors tells TIME Limiting kids’ access to digital devices may have more of ...

The department offers an interdisciplinary graduate certificate in development studies. Development Studies is a well-established, interdisciplinary field of research with institutional centers at a ...

A study suggesting that the human brain enters a stable phase around age 32 has people in their 20s feeling validated. University of Cambridge neuroscientists released their research results on ...