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Author Jensen, Frances E., author.

Title The teenage brain : a neuroscientist's survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults / Frances E. Jensen with Amy Ellis Nutt.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Eureka Non-Fiction  612.64018 Jen    ---  Available
Edition First edition.
Description xvii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
text rdacontent.
unmediated rdamedia.
volume rdacarrier.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-342) and index.
Contents Being teen -- Entering the teen years -- Building a brain -- Under the microscope -- Learning : a job for the teen brain -- Sleep -- Taking risks -- Tobacco -- Alcohol -- Pot -- Hard-core drugs -- Stress -- Mental illness -- The digital invasion of the teenage brain -- Gender matters -- Sports and concussions -- Crime and punishment -- Beyond adolescence : it's not over yet -- Final thoughts.
Summary "Jensen [examines] the brains of teenagers, dispelling myths and offering practical advice for teens, parents, and teachers"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Developmental neurobiology.
Developmental psychobiology.
Adolescent psychology.
Brain -- Growth.
Parent and teenager.
Added Author Nutt, Amy Ellis, author.
Added Title Teen-age brain : a neuroscientist's survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults.
ISBN 9780062067845

 
    
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