I am a brain scientist from the future and have heard about the terrible news about your son. Romeo’s death not only affected himself but impacted others in a negative way. I can explain why your son, Romeo, decided to take his own life. In the future, there are people who understand the components of the human brain and these people understand the cause of a teenager’s bad decisions.

Romeo’s falling in love with Juliet instantly at the party can be a result of hormonal changes due to a large amount of gray matter changing inside the brain (National Institute of Mental Health). If you do not know, gray matter is “the thin, folding layer or cortex of the brain” (National Institute of Mental Health). Additionally, the area of the brain where “processes of thought and memory are based” is known as the cortex (National Institute of Mental Health). Romeo was around the age of when gray matter reaches its …show more content…
The brain’s remote control is the prefrontal cortex, which is “a section of the brain that’s weighs outcomes, forms judgements, and controls impulses and emotion” (Edmonds). Adult brains have a more matured prefrontal cortex and can notice errors in decisions better than teenagers (Edmonds). Since Romeo was filled with rage after Mercutio’s death, Romeo reacted with violence rather than thinking about what to do next. Romeo’s immature decision-making, prefrontal cortex, and frontal lobe resulted in him being banished from Verona. Romeo thought avenging Mercutio would be a big reward and would satisfy his nucleus accumbens, which is “the area of the brain that seeks pleasure and reward” (Edmonds). The nucleus accumbens is fairly developed in a teen’s brain which makes teens want to do things with a big reward (Edmonds). Some of these activities and decisions can be dangerous but teens will not see the outcome of the