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Coming of Age: The Neurobiology and Psychobiology of Puberty and Adolescence

Coming of Age: The Neurobiology and Psychobiology of Puberty and Adolescence

Sisk, Cheryl L.
Romeo, Russell D.

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceCognitionGeneral Psychology

ISBN10: 0195314379
ISBN13: 9780195314373
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Nov 20 2019
Pages: 218
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Contemporary neuroscience has made remarkable strides in our understanding of the developing adolescent brain--an area of study previously reserved for developmental psychologists and pediatric endocrinologists. With an eye toward the history and future of the field, Coming of Age takes a look at the research that brought about this paradigm shift. Current advances in neuroscience have changed the way we think about everything--from how drugs and stress influence adolescent development to how hormones cause differing developmental trajectories among females and males.

Sisk and Romeo guide students and non-specialist researchers alike through the basic science of brain and behavioral development. Important social and ethical questions are raised including: Why does puberty continue to occur at a younger age? Why does teenage behavior embrace risk and volatility? When does adolescent development end? And how should our understanding of adolescent development affect the juvenile justice system?

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