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Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage" behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain.
- Subject:
- Psychology
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Lecture
- Provider:
- TED
- Author:
- Sarah Jayne Blakemore
- Date Added:
- 06/01/2012