Bibliograph

Inventing ourselves, the secret life of the teenage brain, Sarah-Jaybe Blakemore

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Inventing ourselves, the secret life of the teenage brain, Sarah-Jaybe Blakemore

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-224) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Inventing ourselves

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Sarah-Jaybe Blakemore

Sub title

the secret life of the teenage brain

Summary

Describes the transformations that take place in the human brain during adolescence, especially in the prefrontal cortex, which governs decision-making, planning, inhibiting inappropriate behavior, evaluating risk, and understanding others

Table Of Contents

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Dedication; 1 Adolescence isn't an aberration; 2 A sense of self; 3 Fitting in; 4 Inside the skull; 5 Inside the living brain; 6 The ever-plastic brain; 7 Social mind, social brain; 8 Understanding other people; 9 The right sort of risks; 10 When things go wrong; 11 Educating the brain; 12 It's the journey that matters; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Praise for "INVENTING OURSELVES"; Illustration sources; Notes; Index

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