Media Coverage
Interviewed and Featured in Tri-city Voice Magazine February 11, 2020
Due to his keen interest and passion for neuroscience, Narang’s current non-profit initiative is Our Teen Brains (https://ourteenbrains.com). The goal of this initiative is to spread awareness about the developing teen brain and explain to teenagers and adults alike...
Selected as a Davidson Ambassador for my community service project Our Teen Brains
My project is very specifically, on the teenage brain. Adolescence is a time of significant growth and development inside the teenage brain. Because the prefrontal cortex is still developing, teenagers rely on amygdala (center for emotions) to make decisions and solve problems more than adults do. While the prefrontal cortex (area for planning, decision making and moderating social behavior) is still not fully developed, teenagers undergo major changes in their limbic system (the area of the brain that controls emotions). Doctors now believe that this difference in timing of development of the prefrontal cortex causes the risk-taking and impulsive behaviors which are rather common among teenagers. Teenagers tend to make decisions based on their emotions rather than logic…
Featured in World Science Scholar Newsletter
My project is very specifically, on the teenage brain. Adolescence is a time of significant growth and development inside the teenage brain. Because the prefrontal cortex is still developing, teenagers rely on amygdala (center for emotions) to make decisions and solve problems more than adults do. While the prefrontal cortex (area for planning, decision making and moderating social behavior) is still not fully developed, teenagers undergo major changes in their limbic system (the area of the brain that controls emotions). Doctors now believe that this difference in timing of development of the prefrontal cortex causes the risk-taking and impulsive behaviors which are rather common among teenagers. Teenagers tend to make decisions based on their emotions rather than logic…
Press coverage in VogageLA magazine – ‘Meet Shivek Narang of Our Teen Brains in Fremont’
This led to the formation of my initiative, Our Teen Brains, which is aimed to help teenagers and their guardians understand the teenage brain and the changes it is going through. Our goal is to spread awareness about the developing teenage brain towards explaining...
Featured in a podcast: Teen Brains, Mental Health and Black Lives Matter
"Shivek Narang, the founder of OurTeenBrains, joins us for a discussion on the importance of empowering teenagers with knowledge on the inner-workings of their brains. His organization aims to teach teens and parents how to better approach and care for their mental...
Our Teen Brains is a Social/Emotional Development resource as part of American School Counselors Association (ASCA Toolkit)
American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Toolkit: Virtual High School Counseling Resources: Having to move school counseling services online during a pandemic or other natural disaster may be both overwhelming and challenging, and the school counseling services...
TESTIMONIALS
February 2020
During brain development, teenagers are more likely to experience depression and other mental health disorders. He hopes to motivate teenagers with mental health issues to seek help from professionals without shame..
January 2020
“My Presentations are often tailored to the adolescents themselves as they are the ones responsible for understanding the changes their bodies are going through. However, my message is also open for parents and caregivers so they can understand what their teenager is going through”
December 2019
“Thank you for amazing work. Your information on the teenage brain has been very eye-opening and informative”
Student Participant
November 2019
“This was a very helpful presentation. Thank you for this information. This will help me to understand my child’s point of view”
Parent of a teenager
October 2019
“This is an eye opening presentation. It may be a good idea to share a video presentation”
Parent of a teenager
September 2019
“Neuroscience knowledge about typical teen behavior is empowering”
Student Participant
August 2019
“This information helps us recognize triggers of teen behaviors”
Parent of a teenager
April 2019
“What a unique organization! Thank you for your enthusiasm and your knowledge and your energy”
School Counsellors