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Adolescent Brain Development
Implications for Behavior
A comprehensive yet brief overview of the development of the adolescent human brain and its impact on adolescent decision-making and behavior.
Michelle K. Jetha (Author), Sidney Segalowitz (Author)
9780123979162, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 24 July 2012
100 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 0.8 cm, 0.2 kg
"...provides an important overview of the development of the brain during adolescence…Aimed at health care practitioners, parents, college students, and more, this overview links research to real-world issues and questions in the field." --Journal of Youth and Adolescence "Aimed at healthcare practitioners, community workers, college students, and parents, this volume summarizes the research literature on the adolescent brain and implications for social and emotional behavior, with the goal of providing an accessible overview that links research to real-world issues and controversies in the field." --Reference and Research Book News, December 2012
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.
CHAPTER 1: STRUCTURAL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IN LATE CHILDHOOD, ADOLESCENCE AND EARLY ADULTHOOD CHAPTER 2: CONNECTIVITY CHAPTER 3: SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 4: HOW GENES AND ENVIRONMENT WORK TOGETHER TO INFLUENCE BRAIN MORPHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY MAKERS
Subject Areas: Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM], Child & developmental psychology [JMC]
