Brain Development

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Shedding light on a period of chaos and character-building, neuroscientists are framing the teen brain to help support this critical period in development.

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Water Play and Your Child's Growing Brain

Learn about the benefits of water play for young children.

Alcohol and the Teenage Brain

The neurological consequences of teenage alcohol abuse can last well beyond the teen years and into adulthood.

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Jamie Hanson: Falling Outside the Norms

Neuroscientist Jamie Hanson encourages scientists to look at people and situations that fall outside so-called societal norms.

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Answering Your Questions on Socioeconomics and Its Impact on the Developing Brain

How does growing up less fortunate impact the brain and how can educators help their students overcome this obstacle?

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21 min

Addressing Potential Stigma of Socioeconomic Status

While differences in brain size based on socioeconomic status could be considered stigmatizing, the brain is quite adaptable and plastic.

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7 min

Research Suggests Poverty Impacts Neurobiology

Growing up in poverty can negatively impact developing brain regions like the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex and, in turn, increases the risks of developing behavioral and learning problems.

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23 min

Poverty is Prevalent and Marked by Numerous Threats to Child Development

Learn about the prevalence of poverty in the US and its threats to childhood development.

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16 min

The Brain Is Impacted by Experience and is Still Developing After Birth

Both stressful situations and a lack of resources can physically change the adult brain, which raises concerns of how living in poverty could negatively affect children, whose brains are still developing.

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16 min

The Teen Brain in a Grown-up World

Shedding light on a period of chaos and character-building, neuroscientists are framing the teen brain to help support this critical period in development.

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The Brain Throughout Life Worksheet

Help your students better understand that their brains are always changing with this reading and activity.

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A Blueprint for Brain Development

Before neuroscientists can figure out what goes wrong in developmental brain disorders, they need to understand how the healthy brain develops.

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5 min

When the Brain Starts Adulting

It takes nearly three decades to build a fully-developed, adult brain. With all that effort, what’s so special about the end result?

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