While collecting information for his research project, Dr. Jay Giedd scanned the brains of the same individuals, beginning from early childhood until adolescence. With this, he was able to look inside the teenage brain, and discover that leading up to puberty, the prefrontal cortex undergoes some of the largest transformations it shall undergo in an individual's lifetime. Giedd concluded that because of these changes, and the misconceptions most parents possess regarding their child's development, teens are susceptible to complex emotions and frustration environments.
The human brain can be compared to the growth of a tree. At birth, our tree begins to develop and flourish and from childhood to our teenage year's old branches, or skills and reflexes, that we no longer need to begin to disappear, or get pruned and trimmed away. The cells and connection which we act on regularly, in this case, Charlie with his mechanic skills will grow stronger, but …show more content…
is no biologic clock to wake these children. This affects their mood, and their ability to perform and react appropriately. A scientist has discovered that when teenagers are able to obtain more sleep and spend more active minutes in the REM cycle, they wake up more alert and attentive naturally. More sleep is what experts suggest benefit teenagers the most.
I am a 20-year-old right now, and for the life of me I can't remember my life, even my teenage years, veer being as complex as some of the students, and other females in this film. It surprised me that some struggle so deeply with this. I think however that this was healthy for me to see that although my teenage ran 9somehwta smoothly) that is not necessarily the norm, and that these years can be so challenging for some. I think it's important for everyone to understand that teenagers can be developmentally clumsy, and this does not mean they need special treatment, instead of our understanding and