PSY102 TED Talk The Misyerious Workings of the Adolescent Brain PDF

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1 .F i f t e e ny e a r sa g o , wh ywa si t wi d e l ya s s u me dt h a t t h ev a s t ma j o r i t yo f b r a i n d e v e l o p me n t t a k e sp l a c ewi t h i nt h efi r s t f e wy e a r so f l i f e ?1 5y e a r sa g ot h e t e c h n o l o g yt ol o o ki n s i d et h el i v i n gh u ma nb r a i na n df o l l o wh o wt h eb r a i nd e v e l o p s o v e rah u ma n sl i f e s p a n .

2 .Br a i nd e v e l o p me n t c o n t i n u e st h r o u g ha d o l e s c e n c ei n t ot h e2 0 ’ sa n d3 0 ’ s

3 .On eo f t h eb r a i nr e g i o n st h a t c h a n g e st h emo s t d r a ma t i c a l l yd u r i n ga d o l e s c e n c ei s c a l l e dt h ep r e f r o n t a l c o r t e x

4 .T h ep r e f r o n t a l c o r t e xi s… I t i smu c hl a r g e ri nh u ma n st h a na n yo t h e rs p e c i e s . I t i si n c o n t r o l o f h i g h l e v e l c o g n i t i v ef u n c t i o n , d e c i s i o nma k i n g , p l a n n i n g , s e l f c o n t r o l , i t i s a l s oi nc h a r g eo f s o c i a l i n t e r a c t i o na n ds e l f a wa r e n e s s .

5 .I sa d o l e s c e n c ear e c e n t p h e n o me n o n ?I si t s o me t h i n gt h a t we ’ v er e c e n t l yi n v e n t e di n o l e s c e n c ei sn o t ar e c e n t p h e n o me n o n . t h eWe s t ? Ad

6 .T h el i mb i cs y s t e mi si n v o l v e di nt h i n g sl i k ee mo t i o n p r o c e s s i n ga n dr e wa r dp r o c e s s i n g .

7 .T h ee n v i r o n me n t c a na n dd o e ss h a p et h ea d o l e s c e n t b r a i n .

Re fl e c t i on: Wh a t i so n et h i n gt h a t y o ul e a r n e df r o mt h i sv i d e o ?Something I learned from the video how much of an impact one’s environment can affect brain development, which makes a lot of sense when it comes to serial killers....