The teenage brain : a neuroscientist's survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults /
A neurologist offers a revolutionary look at the science of the adolescent brain, providing surprising insights -- including why smart kids often do stupid things -- that translate into practical advice for both parents and teenagers. One of the first books to focus exclusively on the neurological d...
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New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2015]
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Edition: | First edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Being teen
- Entering the teen years
- Building a brain
- Under the microscope
- Learning: A job for the teen brain
- Sleep
- Taking risks
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Pot
- Hard-core drugs
- Stress
- Mental illness
- The digital invasion of the teenage brain
- Gender matters
- Sports and concussions
- Crime and punishment
- Beyond adolescence: It's not over yet
- Final thoughts
- Introduction: Being teen
- Entering the teen years
- Building a brain
- Under the microscope
- Learning : a job for the teen brain
- Sleep
- Taking risks
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Pot
- Hard-core drugs
- Stress
- Mental illness
- The digital invasion of the teenage brain
- Gender matters
- Sports and concussions
- Crime and punishment
- Beyond adolescence : it's not over yet
- Postscript: Final thoughts