| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Puberty : it started with a little kiss ... -- Remodeling the adolescent brain : what's in the tool box? -- Remodeling the adolescent brain : from local to global -- Executive function : what were you thinking? -- Puberty, hormones, and the social brain -- Stress and the adolescent brain : the perfect storm -- Drugs and the adolescent brain : eggs anyone? -- Puberty and adolescence in a life-span context |
| Summary |
Contemporary neuroscience has made remarkable strides in our understanding of the developing adolescent brain - an area of study previously reserved for developmental psychologists and paediatric 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 behavioural development. Important social and ethical questions are raised including: Why does puberty continue to occur at a younger age? Why does teenage behaviour embrace risk and volatility? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 05, 2020) |
| Subject |
Adolescent psychology.
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Neurosciences.
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Psychology, Adolescent
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Neurosciences
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Adolescent psychology
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Neurosciences
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Romeo, Russell D., author
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| ISBN |
9780190669065 |
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0190669063 |
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9780197507094 |
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0197507093 |
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9780199718184 |
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0199718180 |
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