Teenage Brains: Wired to Learn

It’s no secret that the teen brain is unique, and recent research from Daphna Shohamy, a neuroscientist at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute, has confirmed striking differences in the brains of adolescents as compared to adults.

These differences shed light on the biology behind their reward-seeking behavior, and reveal that it actually evolved to help teens navigate the world around them during a pivotal time in their lives.

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As millions of teens head back to the classroom, discover what the latest research into the adolescent brain reveals about how teens learn and interact with their environment — and whether this knowledge could help teachers better understand their students.

[bogdanvojnovic]

I watched some 10 videos about teenage brain and behavior, and besides mentioning very informative and useful aspect of the matter, not even one mentions that some teens like to rebel against all kinds of authority (parents, teachers) and do contrary of told...

[tylerbomb]

Currently watching this in health class and it showed the dab and i almost got up and left

[dylangamer]

im sorry but my teacher made me watch this video and the first thing i saw was a dab so i had to dislike