From NPR: A neuroscientist figures out why teenagers seem to have a poor concept of cause and effect. Turns out the frontal lobe is not fully connected. The nerve cell connecting the frontal lobe has not developed sufficient myelin coating. This makes the connections between cause and effect slower.
Monday, March 01, 2010
Brains: Teen Aged Brain
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Seriously? ... and we're expecting children 10 and younger to know about cause and effect? Mom
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