The Social Brain in Adolescence: Evidence from Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Behavioural Studies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4538788/
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Review - The Adolescent Brain
Link To Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2475802/pdf/nihms56148.pdf This was an incredibly detailed article on the neurology of adolescence as compared to the neurology of childhood and adulthood. This study suggests that there are certain changes that take place during adolescence that are nonlinear with childhood development. The author also attempts to clarify the importance of factoring in individuality and context into the decision making processes of adolescents, in that while most adolescents engage in impulsive and risky behavior, that there will be differing levels of each depending on the individual's neurological constitution, as well as the context of the decision. A further clarification that is made is that while the terms "risky" and "impulsive" are generally lumped into the same category when describing potentially harmful adolescent behavior, that they actually require distinct neurological processes that can be stu
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