Inventing ourselves : the secret life of the teenage brain

Author/Creator:

Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne, author

Publication/Creation:

New York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2018

Format:

Book

Edition:

First US edition.

More Details

Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Inventing ourselves : the secret life of the teenage brain / Sarah-Jaybe Blakemore

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Developmental neurobiology--Popular works
Neurosciences--Popular works
Brain--Growth--Popular works
Adolescent psychology
Psychology, Adolescent

Description/Summary

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Describes the transformations that take place in the human brain during adolescence, especially in the prefrontal cortex, which governs decision-making, planning, inhibiting inappropriate behavior, evaluating risk, and understanding others.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936752860902486

ISBN:

9781610397315
1610397312

OCLC Number:

1003312736

Barcode:

010003041644