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  • Inventing Ourselves

  • The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
  • By: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
  • Narrated by: Sarah Borges
  • Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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By: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
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Until very recently, scientists believed our brains were fully developed in childhood. Now, thanks to imaging technology, we know that the brain goes on developing and changing right through adolescence into adulthood. 

So, what makes the adolescent brain different? Why does an easy child become a challenging teenager? And why is it that many mental illnesses begin during these formative years?

Drawing upon her cutting-edge research, award-winning neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains how adolescence is fundamental to how we invent ourselves.
©2018 Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (P)2018 W.F. Howes Ltd
Adolescent Psychology Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Social Sciences Relationships Teenagers Biological Sciences
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Dan, Sunshine coast. Awesome book. must read

must read for anyone interested in brain development and also recommended for parents of adolescents.

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