The Brainy Bunch

Adolescent Risk-Taking and the Developing Brain


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We’ve all heard the stereotypes about reckless, risk-taking teenagers—but how much truth is there to this cliché description? In this segment, Veronika reviews the neuroscience underlying risk-taking and adolescent brain development. Ultimately, recent research that focuses on individual brain differences argues that although risk-taking does increase during the teen years, not all teenagers are risk-takers.

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The Brainy BunchBy Alyssa Martindale