Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain

Why do teenagers seem so much more impulsive, so much less self-aware than grown-ups? Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore compares the prefrontal cortex in adolescents to that of adults, to show us how typically "teenage" behavior is caused by the growing and developing brain.

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[Alex McGilvery]

This video explains the nature of a great many Youtube commenters. According to her definition, most people here don't seem to have left adolescence.

[gannas2000]

Having your own lab must be amazing...

[MrAntihumanism]

It's also incredibly stressful if you are fighting for tenure, or begging for grant money.

[cavello89]

Well that's kinda obvious. When you have kids etc. why would you be commenting on youtube. You'll be commenting on your kids ;)

[CohanDigitmatta]

Psychologists are hyperobsessed with binary narratives... They're so primitive! But of course, they have to be to justify the quality of the academic work they do.

[Graham Polakoff]

Amazing.  Such a good video

[comeonewtf]

Sounds like a textbook.. ugggh

[TheBlueTort]

Every non-western and every western nation prior to the industrial revolution. Also certain asian cultures that are "western" like korea and japan