Brain changes in adolescence explain risky teen behavior
Neuroscientists show the brain reorganizes around age 11 affecting social behavior and impulse control. MRI and PET reveal adolescence as a period of vulnerability to trauma and drugs, with experiences shaping lifelong patterns in humans and animals.
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Fulton Crews
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Crews
Lynn Ponton
University of Califor San Francisco
Ponton
Linda Spear
Binghamton University
New York State
Craig Ferris
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester
Syria
Ferris
Aiken 10 year old trips halfway around world to South Africa
Ten year old Nicholas Fry, a fifth grader at Unukker Creek Elementary, spent November traveling with his uncle in South Africa. He saw the Valley of a Thousand Hills and met Zulu people, safari wildlife, and a rhinoceros up close. He described long flights, novel foods, and left school to share the adventure with classmates.
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Nicholas Fry
South Africa
Seattle
Nick
Unukker Creek
Durban
Hilton Head Island
Valley of A Thousand Hills
Africa
Chukker Creek
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Craig Harris
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Aiken
Nicholas