To an extent yes, but that slows down the older you get.
>The oft-repeated idea of an "underdeveloped" teenage brain is a bit old. Scientific American did a piece on it in 2007.
That article itself is outdated. There are numerous studies done since then that support my assertion.
Here's a few articles.
2011 http://www.edinformatics.com/news/teenage_brains.htm
2011 http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/teenage-brains/dob...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1411647...
http://phys.org/news/2010-12-brain-fully-mature-30s-40s.html
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000087239639044371370...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1241194...
To an extent yes, but that slows down the older you get.
>The oft-repeated idea of an "underdeveloped" teenage brain is a bit old. Scientific American did a piece on it in 2007.
That article itself is outdated. There are numerous studies done since then that support my assertion.
Here's a few articles.
2011 http://www.edinformatics.com/news/teenage_brains.htm
2011 http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/10/teenage-brains/dob...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1411647...
http://phys.org/news/2010-12-brain-fully-mature-30s-40s.html
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000087239639044371370...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1241194...