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Teenage Brains...In Progress - Website

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Gail's Daughters
   Gail's Daughters

Have you ever wondered what makes the teenager you are teaching or living with tick? This article may give you insight as to what is going on in the brain of the teenager you are interacting with.

"Jensen, the author, is a Harvard expert on epilepsy, not adolescent brain development. As she coped with her boys' sour moods and their exasperating assumption that somebody else will pick up their dirty clothes, she decided to investigate what neuroscientists are discovering about teenagers' brains that makes them behave that way."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124119468&ps=cprs



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