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Scientists find hidden synapse hotspots in the teen brain: Study
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively builds dense new clusters of synapses in specific parts of neurons.
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Common herbicide is detrimental to adolescent brain function: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The researchers reported measuring metabolite concentrations of two commonly used herbicides -- glyphosate and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) -- as well as the insect-repellent DEET in urine samples collected in 2016 from 519 adolescents aged 11 to 17, living in the agricultural coun
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Adolescent brain networks come 'online' to gear up teenagers for adult lif
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 1 (ANI): Teenagers develop more complex adult social skills once new networks are activated in their brains during adolescence, but this might make them more vulnerable to mental illnesses.
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Study focuses on understanding the adolescent brain
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 21 (ANI): New research from neuroscientists shows that the brains of adolescents struggling with mental health issues may be wired differently from those of their healthy peers.
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Alcohol mixed with energy drink causes similar risk as cocaine
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
WahingtonD.C. [US], Oct. 26 (ANI): Drinking highly caffeinated alcoholic beverages trigger changes in the adolescent brain, similar to taking cocaine, and the consequences last into adulthood, according to a recent research conducted at Purdue University.
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