Adolescence as a Sensitive Period of Brain Development
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Adolescence as a Sensitive Period of Brain Development.
Most research on sensitive periods has focussed on early sensory, motor, and language development, but it has recently been suggested that adolescence might represent a second ‘window of opportunity’ in brain development. Here, we explore three candidate areas of development that are proposed to undergo sensitive periods in adolescence: memory, the effects of social stress, and drug use. We des...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1364-6613
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.07.008