The Developing Teenage Brain.

JENSEN, Frances; NEUROLOGISTS; NEUROSCIENTISTS; UNIVERSITY of Pennsylvania. School of Medicine; ADOLESCENT psychology; NEURAL development

An interview with neurologist and neuroscientist Frances Jensen of the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine is presented, which focuses on the strengths and vulnerabilities of teenage brains. Jensen compares the adolescent brain to a Ferrari car without brakes, the difference of adolescent's brain from an adult's brain, and the importance of pruning and growth to the adolescent brain and learning.