By puberty, the density of dendritic spines (small knobs which receive signals from axons) in the prefrontal cortex is two to three times greater compared to that of adults.
The Teenage Brain Explained - YouTube - 0 views
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The science of laughter - BBC News - 0 views
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Diigo Update and Outliners - YouTube - 0 views
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Tutorial for using Outliners for paper writing, biblio, etc.
Smells Like Teen Synapses: A Look Inside Adolescent Brains and Behaviors - Knowing Neurons - 0 views
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New synapses are either strengthened or eliminated based on an individual’s experiences. Connections and pathways that are activated more frequently get reinforced and are more likely to remain through adulthood, while those accessed less frequently are lost across the teenage years.
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prefrontal cortex (where much of this synaptic reorganization occurs) in supporting functions like problem solving, self-regulation, decision making, and long term planning, one can begin to see the implications for teenage behavior
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Discusses the Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain - Knowi... - 0 views
Decisions Are Emotional, Not Logical: The Neuroscience behind Decision Making | Big Think - 0 views
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He studied people with damage in the part of the brain where emotions are generated.
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they couldn’t make decisions.
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emotions are very important for choosing. In fact even with what we believe are logical decisions, the very point of choice is arguably always based on emotion.
Why Kids Care More About Achievement Than Helping Others - The Atlantic - 0 views
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Empathy activates conscience and moral reasoning, improves happiness, curbs bullying and aggression, enhances kindness and peer inclusiveness, reduces prejudice and racism, promotes heroism and moral courage and boosts relationship satisfaction. Empathy is a key ingredient of resilience, the foundation to trust, the benchmark of humanity, and core to everything that makes a society civilized.
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Do you agree that empathy is the key ingredient to the individual's happiness?
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parents value achievement and happiness over empathy and caring.
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Why Kids Care More About Achievement Than Helping Others https://t.co/5EkY8AKFdv Empathy is core to civilized society #edwrdsb #wrdsblearns
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