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The Teenage Brain

By: Frances E. Jensen, Amy Ellis Nutt
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Frances E. Jensen
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Summary

Drawing on her research, knowledge, and clinical experience, internationally respected neurologist--and mother of two boys--Frances E. Jensen, MD, offers a revolutionary look at the adolescent brain, providing remarkable insights that translate into practical advice both for parents and teenagers.

Driven by the assumption that brain growth was almost complete by the time a child reached puberty, scientists believed for many years that the adolescent brain was essentially an adult one--only with fewer miles on it. Over the last decade, however, neurology and neuroscience have revealed that the teen years encompass vitally important stages of brain development.

Motivated by her experience of parenting two teenagers, renowned neurologist Frances E. Jensen, MD, gathers what we've discovered about adolescent brain functioning and wiring and, in this groundbreaking, accessible audiobook, explains how these eye-opening findings not only dispel commonly held myths about teens but also yield practical suggestions for adults and teenagers negotiating the mysterious and magical world of adolescent biology.

Interweaving clear summary and analysis of research data with anecdotes drawn from her years as a clinician, researcher, and public speaker, Dr. Jensen explores adolescent brain functioning and development in the context of learning and multitasking, stress and memory, sleep, addiction, and decision making. Examining data connecting substance use to lingering memory issues and sometimes a lower adult IQ, The Teenage Brain explains why teenagers are not as resilient to the effects of drugs as we previously thought; reveals how multitasking impacts learning ability and concentration; and examines the consequences of stress on mental health during and beyond adolescence.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2015 Frances E. Jensen with Amy Ellis Nutt (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers

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  • 18-11-23

Interesting and enlightening but some inaccuracies

Some extremely enlightening points regarding teenage sleep and gender differences, although the inaccurate statements over the British education system leave one wondering if she failed to verify other statements within the book. I also found her rather smug over the “highly successful college educated” sons that she raised, as geekiness is also genetic and some kids are just less likely to get into trouble whether or not their parents ring the hosts of a party in advance and have a lock on their home drinks cabinet

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  • 06-08-23

Great input..

Left me wanting to explore what advances in teenage brain/development research have been made, as the book was written over 5 years ago.

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This work provides important information in a digestible manner. The science is there, although needing much more research in the area, Jensen achieves a level where the teenager is demystified. The work while not without criticism did a lot for me.

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