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Read more  | | The Teen Mind - A PrimerThe
teenage years are recognized as a time of rapid growth spurts and
raging hormones, but did you know that the teenage brain is still
relatively young and under construction? With the aid of new imaging
tools, scientists are probing the mechanics and functioning of the
brain, learning more about how it develops during adolescence.
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new findings run counter to the long-held belief that the human brain
fully develops by age five. Instead, researchers discovered that the
frontal lobes, which are instrumental in making good decisions, are
still linking up and establishing their control over other parts of the
brain.
Children are wired from birth to operate primarily from
the hypothalamus region of the brain. This is the area that is in
charge of fairly primitive actions, things we might as adults consider
to be impulsive or even selfish. It ensures basic survival through
behaviors such as eating, resting, flight or fight responses to
threats, and pleasure-seeking.
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