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.
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