When we talk about development, we often talk about children and adolescents learning from education, life experiences, and social interactions. Amongst these social interactions – encompassing friendship, peer pressures, and environmental stimuli – is love.
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Within the brain, there is a specific pathway known as the reward pathway, which is responsible for providing a feeling of motivation, reward, and pleasure.
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We all have been affected by the Global pandemic that has spread all over the world; some have been affected, others have loved ones or people whom they know who are suffering from the disease, but all of us teenagers have experienced changes in our lives as a result of the transmission of disease. Schools […]
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In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural...
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Our brains are very plastic, which means that they have the ability to grow and change from new...
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During childhood and adolescence, our brains are especially plastic, which means they are prone to changing dependent on experiences that they face. In adolescence especially, a specific region of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex is especially plastic. The prefrontal cortex is responsible for enabling us to control our emotion, make good decisions, and […]
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With the coronavirus has taken over the world causing mass lockdowns and completely uprooting our way of life, many of us know someone close to us who has been infected with the virus.
Even with over 2 million cases globally, doctors and scientists are still tracking the path that the coronavirus takes down the human body. Typically, the coronavirus is inhaled by an individual, and the virus looks for cells abundant in a receptor by the name of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).
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One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps...
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Us teenagers are often categorized by others as being overly dramatic or emotional. And as much as we hate to admit it, there is an element of truth to it; however it is simply due to the normal growth of the adolescent brain, something which we cannot control. Due to the experiences we go through […]
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