Adolescent Development Flashcards
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Q
What do adolescent brains have more of? What’s last to develop?
A
They have more grey matter.
The prefrontal cortex develops last.
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Q
What are the 3 growth patterns / “routes through adolescence”?
A
Continuous, surgent, and tumultuous growth.
Which… is what they sound like.
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Q
2 steps in maturation of cortex?
A
Arborization
Pruning (“use it or lose it”)
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Q
Neurotransmitter that makes adolescents like to hang out together?
A
dopamine
