News Forum - Understanding the brain of a teenager and how to help them

[Thaiger]

Have you ever pondered the reasons behind the unpredictable nature of teenagers? The inclination towards emotional oscillations and irrational comportment? Scientific research proffers a compelling explanation. It appears that the rational section of an adolescent’s brain is not completely mature until they reach the age of 25. Precisely, the adult brain does not function in … …

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[LeReynard]

What rubbish. The brain has no 'rational section' and at no point is the brain 'completely mature', because it changes throughout human aging.

25 is a convenient way to express 'some middle point between 20 and 30' for cultures with decimal counting. A similar factoid would have it, human bone growth ceases at 25. It doesn't.

Its well known teenagers make poor judgements in 'hot' situations, meaning emotionally charged with peer pressure encouragement.

Young people are more prone to mistakes regarding driving, sex, and substances, where 'hot' situations are likely to happen.

But in ordinary 'cold' situations, they fare as well as other adults when making situational decisions.

[cowslip]

 

Kamaljeet Singh - this s the view of a completely uninformed or misinformed person.

Why were you even allowed to publish?

 

[Marc26]

I really hope they are right about this 25 years thing.........

 

Because my stepson is absolute idiot at 23, so only 2 more years!!!

[MrStretch]

11 hours ago, cowslip said:

Kamaljeet Singh - this s the view of a completely uninformed or misinformed person.

Why were you even allowed to publish?

It reads like another ChatGPT article. Kamaljeet probably just pressed some buttons.

[cowslip]

2 hours ago, MrStretch said:

It reads like another ChatGPT article. Kamaljeet probably just pressed some buttons.

I would have thought ChatGPT would be better informed?

[Pinetree]

Male teenage brain : sex. alcohol, parties, more sex. Female teenage brain: sex, parties, clothes, beauty products, more sex.

This is not difficult to work out. 

[Ikariotiko]

19 hours ago, Marc26 said:

I really hope they are right about this 25 years thing.........

Because my stepson is absolute idiot at 23, so only 2 more years!!!

There are cultural factors involved as well - consider the ages of servicemen who die in battle.

About 40% of the US combat deaths in Vietnam were of 19 and 20-year-olds, and you can bet that the rest grew up real quick .....

 

[Marc26]

1 hour ago, Ikariotiko said:

There are cultural factors involved as well - consider the ages of servicemen who die in battle.

About 40% of the US combat deaths in Vietnam were of 19 and 20-year-olds, and you can bet that the rest grew up real quick .....

It may very well be Thai cultural as well 

 

He does so well in school but at 23yrs old, acts like he is 15 socially