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Pbs News Hour: New Studies of Adolescent Brains Challenge Assumptions
The traditional thought has been that the adolescent brain was similar to the adult brain. However, new studies show that the teen brain is fundamentally different than older brains. Learn the details behind the new findings .. how the...
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Partnership for a Drug Free America: Parents Guide to the Teen Brain
A complete guide to the development of the teenage brain. Find out about typical teenage behaviors, and the science behind their brain development that makes them act in certain ways.
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Psychology Today: Adolescence
Explore the journey from childhood towards adulthood from how to talk to teens to a look at mental health in high school. Learn about the many issues that accompany this coming of age.
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Brain Connection: Decision Making Is Still a Work in Progress for Teenagers
Discusses research studies that have looked at the teenage brain and discovered that it is not fully developed until the early twenties, and this explains why teens take greater risks than adults do. (Published Mar. 20, 2013)