ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER’S RESEARCH ON UNDERSTANDING THE TEENAGE BRAIN AND NEWPORT ACADEMY’S FACTS ABOUT TEEN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.
Adults think and process
information with the prefrontal
cortex, the part of your brain
reserved for rational thinking
while teenagers think and
process information with the
amygdala, the part of your
brain reserved for emotions
Teenage girls are at a higher risk
of hormonal depression due to the
female hormone estrogen
Your brain isn’t
fully developed until
25 years old
The emotionally driven decision
making in teens causes many teens
to engage in much higher rates of
risk taking which can lead to many
dangerous situations like reckless
driving, substance abuse, and poor
self care
Copious amounts of stress during
adolescence can lead to lifelong
development effects that can
affect learning abilities and future
mental and physical brain health
There are 5 different stages of
puberty
70% of teenagers
do not get enough
sleep