The adolescent brain

The beautiful and highly adaptive adolescent brain is a marvel to behold. Technological advances have provided a clearer window into the workings of a brain that was once dismissed as a stage of development to simply “get through.” Current science debunks this perception and shows us that adolescence is perhaps the most crucial period in human cognitive and emotional development.

Learn more in an interesting article from Edutopia, “Decoding the Teenage Brain (in 3 Charts).”

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