How Does the Teenage Brain Develop?

Many of us know that science says the human brain continues to grow and develop until the mids 20s...but what does this really mean for our teenagers? Check the links below on articles about how your teenager's brain is growing and developing

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• Adolescent Risk Taking, Impulsivity, and Brain Development: Implications for Prevention

  • ​https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3445337/

• The Adolescent Brain

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2475802/​

 

So how does alcohol effect the teenage brain & it's development?

Check out the articles listed below to read about how alcohol can effect your teen's brain:

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• Teen Drinking May Cause Irreversible Brain Damage

  • www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122765890​

• Alcohol’s Effects on the Adolescent Brain—What Can Be Learned From Animal Models​

  • https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh284/213-221.htm​

 

 

Watch videos below to further understand how alcohol effects the teenage brain!