Teenage Brain

Teenage Brain

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The Teenage Brain

Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by impressionist Rory Bremner, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Professor of Zoology at Manchester University Matthew Cobb to look at the working of the teenage brain, and why teenagers are so, well, teenagery. Stomping off to your bedroom, being embarrassed by your parents, wanting to fit in with your peers and a love of risky behaviour are all well known traits associated with our teenage years, exasperating parents through the ages. But new research into dynamic changes going on in the brain during these key years has revealed that it's not just hormones that are responsible for these behaviours. Could a better understanding of what is going on during these formative years not only help teenagers themselves, but inform our education system and even help prevent many of the mental health problems that often begin during adolescence?

Comments (4)

Beatrix Ducz

Male Rites of Passages may have been developed to keep teenagers in order?

Jan 13th
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calmfocustruth

Typical SJW lovefest on IMC.... only g'tees Boris 2019 & Trump2020 ; )

Nov 3rd
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Jack Grattan

Pretty interesting learned a lot

Feb 27th
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T Yip

excellent facts and discussion

Feb 12th
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