Experiencing Teen Drama Overload? Blame Biology : NPR: "It's All In The Brain
Over the past decade, researchers have found it's not just a case of raging hormones. Teens may actually not be able to help their reactions due to dramatic changes in their rapidly developing brains.
James Chattra — a pediatrician practicing in Redmond, Wash. — says that at about age 12, the brain begins a massive shift in the prefrontal cortex, or the 'thinking' part of the brain.
'It's going through this amazing pruning and rewiring and shift. But because of that, sometimes the prefrontal cortex that allows us to take a break, stop and think, is not working as well,' Chattra says.
About half of the 'thinking' neurons in certain regions of the brain, Chattra says, are literally 'wiped out.'"
This explains so much.
Sunday, August 22
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