adolescent brain
Developing young cognition
The adolescent brain refers to the human brain during the teenage years, when it undergoes significant developmental changes.
Neuroscience has shown that the prefrontal cortex—responsible for judgment, impulse control, and long-term planning—doesn't fully mature until the mid-twenties.
This explains why teenagers may take risks or make decisions that baffle adults: The adolescent brain is wired for novelty-seeking.
The concept has influenced legal debates about juvenile sentencing and the age of consent.
- teenageOf youth, 13-19
- pubertySexual development stage
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- mood swingsAbrupt temperament changes
- prefrontalBefore the frontal lobe
developing · neuroplasticity · impulse · impulse control · risky · emotional · maturation · synapses · pruning · growth · growth spurt · mood · identity · rebellion · peer · peer pressure · amygdala · dopamine
- neurodevelopmentneural tube, neurogenesis, neuroblast, neuroblasts, neural tube defects
- memoryremember, forget, recall, memorize, recollect
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