Adolescent Brain Development: Implications for Behavior

Adolescent Brain Development: Implications for Behavior
ISBN-10
0123979161
ISBN-13
9780123979162
Category
Medical
Pages
102
Language
English
Published
2012-07-23
Publisher
Academic Press
Authors
Michelle K. Jetha, S. J. Segalowitz

Description

This comprehensive yet brief overview of the adolescent human brain discusses how the brain develops during this critical period of life and how that development impacts decision-making and risk-taking behavior in the adolescent. This originated as a white paper requested by the Canadian government for a specific group looking to understand adolescent brain development in the context of adolescent behaviour The paper was not made available to the Canadian government outside of the specific task force that requested it nor to the general public

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