Adolescence may be far more than a period of pruning away unused brain connections. New research suggests the teenage brain ...

Scientists uncover new synapse hotspots in the teen brain, challenging the old theory of synaptic pruning and its link to schizophrenia.

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind ...

Adolescence marks an important transition not just socially and physically, but neurologically. During this period, higher cognitive ...

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Researchers may have uncovered a shared pathway linking protein buildup and inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings suggest neurons themselves could be active players in memory loss.

Welcome back to Birdbrained Science! Last time, we touched on the ‘bird’ aspect with migration and today, we’ll cover some brain stuff — let’s talk about pruning. However it happens, we know that once ...