Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and the author of Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain. As part of the Woman's Hour ...
New research suggests that the slower maturation of the teenage brain cortex, responsible for self-control and decision-making, may contribute to the development of eating disorders in young adulthood ...
Once we add adolescent hormones and development to the mix, things get a little more complex. The good news is that your brain is doing exactly what it should be doing at this crucial, crazy stage ...
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and the author of Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain. As part of the Woman's Hour ...