Good News on Teen Brains
March 4, 2016
2/26/16 – Because their brains have not fully matured, teenagers are more likely than adults to engage in a variety of risky behaviors, as neurologist Laurence Steinberg explained in Issues. But his latest study may offer a silver lining: Teens, he says, “may motivate each other to explore their environment in a way they might not do if they were being more cautious. Sometimes that leads to harmful consequences, but sometimes it leads to learning new things that are good.”