The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain

Title:: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
Speaker:: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Description:: 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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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 14:26

	Athira Rizka edited Indonesian subtitles for The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
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	Athira Rizka edited Indonesian subtitles for The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
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	Yasushi Aoki edited Japanese subtitles for The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain
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