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A question about brain.
Replies: 16Last Post Dec. 4, 2008 7:06pm by tell me again
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Is it true that the "Teenage" brain is different from the "Adult" brain? I mean, in capabilities, ways of processing information, maturity, knowledge, etc. What are the main difference, if there are any type of particular differences at all?

Please, enlighten me, I'm having trouble with this.

Don't reply if you have no idea and are going to post idiotic and pointless things, because I will ask someone to remove it. Thank you.

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The teenage brain is more active than the adult brain, because untill like 25 or something we absorb any and everything we read, see, write, hear, feel, taste, smell and want. The impluses that handle things are way faster as well and while you're in the mindstate of dreaming, it recovers a lot faster. When you get older than 25 or so, it all decreases bit by bit with each year.

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Ooooh, wow. That's such a threat.

Yeah, it is different. Quite simply, the brain grows until a person is 20 years old. Also, the brain releases a lot more hormones during teenage years which are not present in such high volume in adult years.

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Yes. The teenage brain in not fully developed. The brain matures around age 20 or so. Before that has happened areas that affect decision-making and thrill-recepting locations are different. This means that teens need more to recieve the same amount of stimulation as an adult. In turn teenagers are more prone to take risks.

Hope that helps. :)

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Quote: from The Patekip at 6:45 pm on Dec. 3, 2008

Ooooh, wow. That's such a threat.

I know, you don't want to see me mad kiddo.

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Quote: from iJeannie at 6:47 pm on Dec. 3, 2008

Quote: from The Patekip at 6:45 pm on Dec. 3, 2008

Ooooh, wow. That's such a threat.

I know, you don't want to see me mad kiddo.




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I'm concious of my brain working in strange ways that adults often find difficult to comprehend.

I dunno if it's relevant, but I'll talk to you about it if you want?

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Quote: from Ashtrey8 at 3:45 pm on Dec. 3, 2008

The teenage brain is more active than the adult brain, because untill like 25 or something we absorb any and everything we read, see, write, hear, feel, taste, smell and want. The impluses that handle things are way faster as well and while you're in the mindstate of dreaming, it recovers a lot faster. When you get older than 25 or so, it all decreases bit by bit with each year.

Not true (babies have this ability but it slows as you age). Unless you have a photographic memory you cannot "absorb" everything that is read.

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Humm i think the Horrmones and the Cemicals are Different in the brain, i also think that you can only gain knowlege Through a brain that is older ( if you get me)

But ofcource the Your maturity is affected by who you are around and the way you are as a person

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yes. teen brains are not fully developed and are more easily affected by chemicals because of all the other hormones floating about xx

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I have heard from various sources that the brain does not fully develop until a person has reached 24/25 years of age.

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Quote: from The Patekip at 3:45 pm on Dec. 3, 2008

Also, the brain releases a lot more hormones during teenage years which are not present in such high volume in adult years.

Actually, the brain does not "release" hormones. It sends signals to the endocrine system (glands) which send hormones into the body. Although this may be a factor especially in areas such as sexual relationships, it is not directly related to the brain and how it develops.

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Can any of you show me some kind of reliable source?

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In adults, various parts of the brain work together to evaluate choices, make decisions and act accordingly in each situation. The teenage brain doesn't appear to work like this. For comparison's sake, think of the teenage brain as an entertainment center that hasn't been fully hooked up. There are loose wires, so that the speaker system isn't working with the DVD player, which in turn hasn't been formatted to work with the television yet. And to top it all off, the remote control hasn't even arrived!

http://health.howstuffworks.com/teenage-brain.htm/printable

Post edited at 3:56 pm on Dec. 3, 2008 by OkayKelsey

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i need to get someone over from youthrights.org to refute this 'undeveloped brain' crap

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