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Pbs News Hour: New Studies of Adolescent Brains Challenge Assumptions HandoutPbs News Hour: New Studies of Adolescent Brains Challenge Assumptions Handout
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Pbs News Hour: New Studies of Adolescent Brains Challenge Assumptions

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The traditional thought has been that the adolescent brain was similar to the adult brain. However, new studies show that the teen brain is fundamentally different than older brains. Learn the details behind the new findings .. how the chemical composition differs, further brain developments that occur during puberty, and finally, the legal, health, and behavior implications. (March 9, 2010)

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adolescent brain, brain development, prefrontal cortex, puberty and the brain, teenage brain, pbs

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