The teenage years are some of the most formative years of an individual’s growth and development. As adolescents hit puberty and begin to see the world from a more developed perspective, their brains start to mold, affected not only by their genetics but also by experiences and social factors.
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“It’s OK to be NotOK. You are not alone! You have people around you who care. “ In Season 2,...
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Within the brain, there is a specific pathway known as the reward pathway, which is responsible for providing a feeling of motivation, reward, and pleasure.
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In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural...
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The babies born in the first decade of the twenty-first century, the children of generation Z, are...
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As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.
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One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps...
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Us teenagers are often categorized by others as being overly dramatic or emotional. And as much as we hate to admit it, there is an element of truth to it; however it is simply due to the normal growth of the adolescent brain, something which we cannot control. Due to the experiences we go through […]
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