Why Teenagers Should Understand Their Own Brains (And Why Their Teachers Should Too!)
May 15, 2018
By: Elissa Nadworny
Source: NPR
A teenage brain is a fascinating, still-changing place. There’s a lot going on: social awareness, risk-taking, peer pressure; all are heightened during this period.
Until relatively recently, it was thought that the brain was only actively developing during childhood, but in the last two decades, researchers have confirmed that the brain continues to develop during adolescence — a period of time that can stretch from the middle school years into early adulthood.