The behavioral neuroscience of adolescence
By: Linda Patia Spear.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton; W. W. Norton
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9780393705423
Subjects: Adolescent psychology; Developmental neurophysiology; Developmental psychobiology
Description: Linda Spear provides an overview of the genetic, hormonal, and neurological developments that take place during adolescence, and shows how these changes, along with influential sociocultural factors, interact to produce distinctly adolescent behaviors and thought processes. The tension between taking risks, impulsivity, and self-control--a struggle evinced by many adolescents, especially those in therapeutic treatment--is also examined for its sources within the brain. --From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.