Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life Of The Teenage Brain
by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore /
2018 / English / PDF
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Until very recently, scientists believed our brains were fully
developed in childhood. Now, thanks to imaging technology we know
that the brain goes on developing and changing right through
adolescence into adulthood. So, what makes the adolescent brain
different? Why does an easy child become a challenging teenager?
And why is it that many mental illnesses begin during these
formative years. Drawing upon her cutting-edge research,
award-winning neuroscientist, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains how
adolescence is fundamental to how we invent ourselves.
Until very recently, scientists believed our brains were fully
developed in childhood. Now, thanks to imaging technology we know
that the brain goes on developing and changing right through
adolescence into adulthood. So, what makes the adolescent brain
different? Why does an easy child become a challenging teenager?
And why is it that many mental illnesses begin during these
formative years. Drawing upon her cutting-edge research,
award-winning neuroscientist, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains how
adolescence is fundamental to how we invent ourselves.
