What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

Parents face an increasingly difficult decision: embrace technology in children’s education or protect their developing brains. New research from cognitive neuroscientists provides a clear answer. The ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The first years of our lives are critical when it comes to brain development and cognition. But reading books and ...

At what age does an adolescent start thinking as an adult? A new study published this week in Nature Communications presents some of the first definitive evidence that executive function—a set of ...

Yet one simple habit continues to make a lasting difference: reading together. Reading aloud to children can be an accessible ...

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development has been a central framework for understanding how children grow and learn. His model describes development through four sequential stages: sensorimotor, ...

A study of more than 11,000 teens finds cannabis use tied to slower gains in memory, focus and thinking speed as well as ...

Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine found that teenage cannabis use is associated with slower cognitive ...

Teens using marijuana demonstrated somewhat slower rates of improvement on cognitive tests like verbal recall compared to their non-using peers.