The Executive Brain is a popular account of the importance of the frontal lobes ... differentiation of function between various lateral and medial areas of the prefrontal cortex, evidence of ...

The limbic system is the part of the brain that deals with emotion. Because the limbic system is more developed than the pre-frontal cortex during adolescence, this means when they feel things ...

Does turning 25 unlock some magical “adult mode,” making you instantly wise, responsible, and suddenly obsessed with ...

While their work has gathered much insight into brain maturation ... study confirm that adolescence is a crucial period for the development of prefrontal cortex functions and related cognitive ...

than they do in the planning and impulse-control parts of the brain (the front lobes and pre-frontal cortex),” explains Fuller. Feeling less motivated by life? This is normal in adolescence, as ...

To understand these effects, we need to look at two key elements: how alcohol is metabolised, and how it affects the developing adolescent brain ... cingulate cortex and medial frontal gyrus ...