The Teenage Brain

Current Directions in Psychological Science - Tập 22 Số 2 - Trang 82-87 - 2013
B.J. Casey1, Kristina Caudle1
1Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology and Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College

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Adolescence refers to the transition from childhood to adulthood that begins with the onset of puberty and ends with successful independence from the parent. A paradox for human adolescence is why, during a time when the individual is probably faster, stronger, of higher reasoning capacity, and more resistant to disease, there is such an increase in mortality relative to childhood. This is due not to disease but, rather, to preventable forms of death (accidental fatalities, suicide, and homicide) associated with adolescents putting themselves in harm’s way, in part because of diminished self-control—the ability to suppress inappropriate emotions, desires, and actions. This article highlights how self-control varies as a function of age, context, and the individual and delineates its neurobiological basis.

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Current Directions in Psychological Science

Tập 22 Số 2

82-87

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