The Adolescent Brain [video]
Perhaps you’ve heard that adolescent behavior is governed by “raging hormones,” or that adolescents are impulsive because they are “immature.” Neither of those are accurate. What is actually on is the remodeling in the brain. In this engaging 4-minute video, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine Dan Siegel, M.D., dispels myths about the adolescent brain.
Watch the video:
Source: Random Acts of Kindness | Dan Siegel – The Adolescent Brain, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O1u5OEc5eY | published November 2018.
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