#adolescent brain

[revivefamily-blog]

Kids' Emotions: How does the Process of the Adolescent Brain Work?

Kids’ Emotions: How does the Process of the Adolescent Brain Work?

Kids emotions are even more confusing as they approach and enter the changes of the adolescent brain.  By age nine many of our kids will be in the midst of this. We as parents, thankfully, are able to help them navigate through this challenging change.

The process in the adolescent brain begins eighteen months prior to the age of maturity. When this occurs the hormones that lead to the maturity…

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[dawnlizjones]

It's the brain chemistry

Use the #frontallobe to made #qualitydecisions about #jesus #identityinchrist #mydecision

I am awed by some of the newer brain research that has been coming out in recent years, particularly as regards the developing child/adolescent brain.  Here are a few factoids of interest:

The brain develops from back to front; that is, from critical life-sustaining functions in the brain stem (like breathing) to the more complex, problem-solving matters in the frontal lobe (perhaps…

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[dawnlizjones]

Making dad happy

To jump or not to jump? A question of timing. #leadership is important!

When I made the decision to go to Purdue, I think my father was quite pleased, since he is a Boilermaker himself, an engineer.   A practical man, my dad.  

While in college, I had the opportunity to learn how to parachute out of plane.  Now, for some reason, my dad was not so happy.  Neither was Bob, my soon-to-be-finance.  They each mounted their separate retaliations, and whether it was…

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[college-education]

Learn How Environmental Factors Affect the Functioning of Adolescent Brains

Learn How Environmental Factors Affect the Functioning of Adolescent Brains

Our brain continues to develop throughout childhood and adolescence. It becomes fully matured only after the age of twenty. This development is influenced by environmental factors such as physical activity, nutrition, and the amount and quality of sleep. But how do these environmental factors affect the functioning of adolescent brains and what is the effect that upbringing has on this? The MOOC “

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[adamatodl]

Learn How Environmental Factors Affect the Functioning of Adolescent Brains

Learn How Environmental Factors Affect the Functioning of Adolescent Brains

Our brain continues to develop throughout childhood and adolescence. It becomes fully matured only after the age of twenty. This development is influenced by environmental factors such as physical activity, nutrition, and the amount and quality of sleep. But how do these environmental factors affect the functioning of adolescent brains and what is the effect that upbringing has on this? The MOOC “

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[stewartmarshall]

Learn How Environmental Factors Affect the Functioning of Adolescent Brains

Learn How Environmental Factors Affect the Functioning of Adolescent Brains

Our brain continues to develop throughout childhood and adolescence. It becomes fully matured only after the age of twenty. This development is influenced by environmental factors such as physical activity, nutrition, and the amount and quality of sleep. But how do these environmental factors affect the functioning of adolescent brains and what is the effect that upbringing has on this? The MOOC “

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[beguilingbiology]

Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically “teenage” behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain.

[kaikleinbard]

interesting talk by Daniel Siegel.  he describes how peer relationships (the drive to fit in) is an evolutionary trait.