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The teenage brain

August 19, 2014  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of teenagers   |   Comments Off on The teenage brain

New research out of the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas found that connections between certain brain regions are amplified in teens more prone to risk-taking behavior. They found that Antisocial or risk-seeking behavior may be associated with an imbalance in the emotional-regulation network that exists to govern emotions and influence […]

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