Below are my highlighted sections from a National Geographic article about the teenage brain and how it has evolved to crave the company of peers and take risks.
So much more out there. Here’s a link to more: http://goo.gl/u4ItD.
Also read: http://diigo.com/0ksxe, which is my annotated link from this article: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/structural-changes-in-teenage-brains-causes-dramatic-shifts-in-intelligence/story-e6frg6so-1226171382504.
Both links courtesy of our Head of PD!
Teenage Brains – Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine
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To see past the distracting, dopey teenager and glimpse the adaptive adolescent within, we should look not at specific, sometimes startling, behaviors, such as skateboarding down stairways or dating fast company, but at the broader traits that underlie those acts. Continue reading “Teenage Brains – Interesting reading”
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