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FROM FOUNDER, SHIVEK NARANG
Adolescence is a critical period in development as the brain is completely revamped, with changes in the neural circuitry and in the connection between multiple pathways.
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Neuroanatomy

The Teenage Brain: Neuroanatomy
In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural changes that take place during this era. The adolescent brain is a time of many, many changes, so let's get started. Let's start with the four lobes of the brain. At the...

Adolescent Brain Development and Growth Mindset
YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR BRAIN WELL-BEING: SOCIALISING! Growth Mindset is the belief that intelligence can be developed. It is a belief, or an implicit theory, about our capacity to learn and grow. It is not primarily about gaining knowledge, but instead changing our...

Adolescent Brain Development – Importance of friendship
As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.

Correlation between Heightened Impulsivity and Developing Brains
One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps explain why young adults commit crimes much more frequently than adults and are more likely to fall victim to drug addiction or get into a car accident. But why does this...
Developmental Brains

The Teenage Brain: Neuroanatomy
In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural changes that take place during this era. The adolescent brain is a time of many, many changes, so let's get started. Let's start with the four lobes of the brain. At the...

Adolescent Brain Development and Growth Mindset
YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR BRAIN WELL-BEING: SOCIALISING! Growth Mindset is the belief that intelligence can be developed. It is a belief, or an implicit theory, about our capacity to learn and grow. It is not primarily about gaining knowledge, but instead changing our...

Adolescent Brain Development – Importance of friendship
As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.

Correlation between Heightened Impulsivity and Developing Brains
One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps explain why young adults commit crimes much more frequently than adults and are more likely to fall victim to drug addiction or get into a car accident. But why does this...
Teen Behavior

The Teenage Brain: Neuroanatomy
In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural changes that take place during this era. The adolescent brain is a time of many, many changes, so let's get started. Let's start with the four lobes of the brain. At the...

Adolescent Brain Development and Growth Mindset
YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR BRAIN WELL-BEING: SOCIALISING! Growth Mindset is the belief that intelligence can be developed. It is a belief, or an implicit theory, about our capacity to learn and grow. It is not primarily about gaining knowledge, but instead changing our...

Adolescent Brain Development – Importance of friendship
As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.

Correlation between Heightened Impulsivity and Developing Brains
One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps explain why young adults commit crimes much more frequently than adults and are more likely to fall victim to drug addiction or get into a car accident. But why does this...
Mental Health

The Teenage Brain: Neuroanatomy
In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural changes that take place during this era. The adolescent brain is a time of many, many changes, so let's get started. Let's start with the four lobes of the brain. At the...

Adolescent Brain Development and Growth Mindset
YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR BRAIN WELL-BEING: SOCIALISING! Growth Mindset is the belief that intelligence can be developed. It is a belief, or an implicit theory, about our capacity to learn and grow. It is not primarily about gaining knowledge, but instead changing our...

Adolescent Brain Development – Importance of friendship
As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.

Correlation between Heightened Impulsivity and Developing Brains
One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps explain why young adults commit crimes much more frequently than adults and are more likely to fall victim to drug addiction or get into a car accident. But why does this...
Tools

The Teenage Brain: Neuroanatomy
In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural changes that take place during this era. The adolescent brain is a time of many, many changes, so let's get started. Let's start with the four lobes of the brain. At the...

Adolescent Brain Development and Growth Mindset
YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR BRAIN WELL-BEING: SOCIALISING! Growth Mindset is the belief that intelligence can be developed. It is a belief, or an implicit theory, about our capacity to learn and grow. It is not primarily about gaining knowledge, but instead changing our...

Adolescent Brain Development – Importance of friendship
As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.

Correlation between Heightened Impulsivity and Developing Brains
One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps explain why young adults commit crimes much more frequently than adults and are more likely to fall victim to drug addiction or get into a car accident. But why does this...
Staying Healthy

The Teenage Brain: Neuroanatomy
In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural changes that take place during this era. The adolescent brain is a time of many, many changes, so let's get started. Let's start with the four lobes of the brain. At the...

Adolescent Brain Development and Growth Mindset
YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR BRAIN WELL-BEING: SOCIALISING! Growth Mindset is the belief that intelligence can be developed. It is a belief, or an implicit theory, about our capacity to learn and grow. It is not primarily about gaining knowledge, but instead changing our...

Adolescent Brain Development – Importance of friendship
As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.

Correlation between Heightened Impulsivity and Developing Brains
One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps explain why young adults commit crimes much more frequently than adults and are more likely to fall victim to drug addiction or get into a car accident. But why does this...
Neurological Diseases

The Teenage Brain: Neuroanatomy
In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural changes that take place during this era. The adolescent brain is a time of many, many changes, so let's get started. Let's start with the four lobes of the brain. At the...

Adolescent Brain Development and Growth Mindset
YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR BRAIN WELL-BEING: SOCIALISING! Growth Mindset is the belief that intelligence can be developed. It is a belief, or an implicit theory, about our capacity to learn and grow. It is not primarily about gaining knowledge, but instead changing our...

Adolescent Brain Development – Importance of friendship
As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.

Correlation between Heightened Impulsivity and Developing Brains
One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps explain why young adults commit crimes much more frequently than adults and are more likely to fall victim to drug addiction or get into a car accident. But why does this...
COVID

The Teenage Brain: Neuroanatomy
In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural changes that take place during this era. The adolescent brain is a time of many, many changes, so let's get started. Let's start with the four lobes of the brain. At the...

Adolescent Brain Development and Growth Mindset
YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR BRAIN WELL-BEING: SOCIALISING! Growth Mindset is the belief that intelligence can be developed. It is a belief, or an implicit theory, about our capacity to learn and grow. It is not primarily about gaining knowledge, but instead changing our...

Adolescent Brain Development – Importance of friendship
As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.

Correlation between Heightened Impulsivity and Developing Brains
One behavioral change that affects nearly every teenager is heightened impulsivity. This helps explain why young adults commit crimes much more frequently than adults and are more likely to fall victim to drug addiction or get into a car accident. But why does this...
Presentations
Adolescent Brain Development and Growth Mindset
YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR BRAIN WELL-BEING: SOCIALISING! Growth Mindset is the belief that...
Teen brains & electronics
The babies born in the first decade of the twenty-first century, the children of generation Z, are...
Adolescent Brain Development – Importance of friendship
As part of our wellness session in my school Stanford online High School, our teachers Dr. Nuckols and Dr. Steele shared advice on online friendships and managing peer influences as part of adolescent Brain Development and Communication Skills.
Podcasts
It’s OK to be NotOK! Our Teen Brains learns from two adolescents, Hannah and Charlie Lucas
“It’s OK to be NotOK. You are not alone! You have people around you who care. “ In Season 2,...
Our Teen Brains In Conversation with Dr. Tang
In our very first episode of season 2, we are in a conversation with Psychologist, Dr Tang. Dr...
EPISODE 6 – The Teenage Brain: Neuroanatomy!
In understanding the teenage brain, the hardest part is undoubtedly grasping all the neural...
Blogs
Genetics and Brain Development
In biology, and specifically in human growth and development, there are always two parts to any equation, nurture and nature. We have talked about nurture quite a bit in previous blogs, discussing the effects of socio-cultural interactions and family on ….
The adolescent brain and bias
The teenage years are some of the most formative years of an individual’s growth and development. As adolescents hit puberty and begin to see the world from a more developed perspective, their brains start to mold, affected not only by their genetics but also by experiences and social factors.
The Importance of Love in Neurodevelopment
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.
Testimonials
The Global influence of Our Teen BrainsÂ
