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7/24/2019 The Changing Adolescent Brain
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The Changing AdolescentBrain
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Adolescence is a time flled with manychanges, physical, social, cognitive and
emotional. Adolescent braindevelopment is much more dynamicthan previously thought.
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The major brain development is the
prerontal cortex. This happens in yourmidteen years until your mid!"#s. Thisarea leads to the higher brain unctions.
The rontal lobe matures until !$ years.
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%ntil the rontal lobe matures, otherparts &temporal lobe, parietal lobe and
amygdala' are used or languagedevelopment and decisionma(ing.Because o the involvement o theseparts o the brain, adolescents tend tolac( impulse control and demonstratemore irrational behaviors. All o thesecharacteristics a)ect your ability to
learn, your behavior and personality.
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*n terms o cognitive abilities processmore inormation, memory expands,
have bigger vocabulary, and ability tothin( becomes better.
+or behavior and personality, teensbecome idealistic and critical o peopleand events. *n your high school years,you may eel very selconscious andthin( that other people are constantlyloo(ing at you.
This is the *maginary Audience-.
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ne git that your brain developmentwill give you as you mature is the ability
or lie planning. /ou will be able to thin(o the uture, your uture and plan goalsyou may want to achieve in the next $0" years o your lie.
This crucial stage need the guidanceand monitoring o your parents andother signifcant adults in your lie.
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/ou have to ta(e care o
your brain.
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