New research from UC San Diego sheds light on how cannabis affects youth and their ability to maintain attention, react and retain information.

Teen cannabis use is linked to slower cognitive growth, especially memory, with THC as a likely contributor during key developmental years.

Though some say weed can improve mood and energy, there are negative effects on cognitive skills — especially in younger ...

A recent study has identified how specific puberty hormones relate to the physical structure and functional wiring of the ...

Researchers in the Jonas group at ISTA applied this question to the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for memory ...

Neurodevelopment involves the brain's formation of systems responsible for learning, memory, social skills, and overall function. Critical neurodevelopmental processes such as neurogenesis, synaptic ...

A new study reveals that the memory for a specific experience is stored in multiple parallel 'copies'. These are preserved for varying durations, modified to certain degrees, and sometimes deleted ...