Teenage Brain

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Teenage Brain

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In the article entitled What makes teens tick ' written by Claudia Wallis , it is shown how the brain of the teenagers are studied . In the discussions made with regard to it , the several regions and the distinctiveness of the brain activities of the teens are likewise presented to achieve a clear picture in relation to the behavior and other aspects of teens

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of the brain which is affected during adolescent development is the limbic system , which is considered as the core of emotions (Wallis , 2008 . The sex hormones are seen to be at heightened levels of activity in the brain of the teenager and tend to attach to receptors that affect the serotonin and other neurochemicals involved in excitability and mood (Wallis , 2008 . In a fully developed human brain , the limbic system , it serves the purposes of processing of social information , autobiographical consciousness , the evaluation of meaning , the activation of arousal , and the coordination of bodily response and higher cognitive processing (Siegel , 2001 ,

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There are three behavioral /cognitive difficulties that teenagers may face as a result of the continuous process of brain development . First there are difficulties associated with judgment such as that of identifying facial expressions and assessment of risks . This is due to the reliance on the amygdale which functions in relation to emotional and gut...