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Chapter 1 - Structural Brain Development in Late Childhood, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood
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Chapter 2 - Connectivity
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Chapter 3 - Social and Emotional Development
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Chapter 4 - How Genes and Environment Work Together to Influence Brain Growth and Behavior
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Summary and Implications
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References
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About the book
Description
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.
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.
Key Features
- This originated as a white paper requested by the Canadian government for a specific group looking to understand adolescent brain development in the context of adolescent behaviour
- The paper was not made available to the Canadian government outside of the specific task force that requested it nor to the general public
- This originated as a white paper requested by the Canadian government for a specific group looking to understand adolescent brain development in the context of adolescent behaviour
- The paper was not made available to the Canadian government outside of the specific task force that requested it nor to the general public
Details
ISBN
978-0-12-397916-2
Language
English
Published
2012
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
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Academic Press