Bibliograph

Inventing ourselves, the secret life of the teenage brain, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Type

Label

Inventing ourselves, the secret life of the teenage brain, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-224) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inventing ourselves

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1003312736

Responsibility statement

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Sub title

the secret life of the teenage brain

Summary

Describes the transformations that take place in the human brain during adolescence, especially in the prefrontal cortex, which governs decision-making, planning, inhibiting inappropriate behavior, evaluating risk, and understanding others

Table Of Contents

Adolescence isn't an aberration -- A sense of self -- Fitting in -- Inside the skull -- Inside the living brain -- The ever-plastic brain -- Social mind, social brain -- Understanding other people -- The right sort of risks -- When things go wrong -- Educating the brain -- It's the journey that matters

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