I’ve spoken at several conferences in the last year or so where presenters were opining on the subject of the teenage brain. Their thesis was that features of the so-called “teenage brain” are largely responsible for the self-centered, irrational, moody, rebellious behavior now associated with adolescence. In my estimation, the studies that purport to “prove” such a thesis are badly done.
Living with Children with John Rosemond: The teenage brain is not a mystery


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