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Adolescent brain development : implications for behavior /

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This comprehensive yet brief overview of the adolescent human brain discusses how the brain develops during this critical period of life and how that development impacts decision-making and risk-taking behavior in the adolescent. This originated as a white paper requested by the Canadian government...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jetha, Michelle K. (Author), Segalowitz, Sidney J. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK ; Waltham, MA : Academic Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Brain > Growth.
Brain > Physiology.
Developmental neurophysiology.
Brain > growth & development
Adolescent Development
Adolescent Behavior > physiology
Adolescent Behavior > psychology
Cerveau > Croissance.
Cerveau > Physiologie.
Neurophysiologie du développement.
Brain > Growth
Brain > Physiology
Developmental neurophysiology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Structural brain development in late childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood
  • Connectivity
  • Social and emotional development
  • How genes and environment work together to influence brain growth and behavior
  • Summary and implications.