LearningRx1 teens | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 2

How teens learn differently than adults

Dec 19, 2016 by

The results of research published in Neuron indicate that teens have a unique feature of their brain that allows them to learn and form memories via the coordinated activity of two distinct brain regions....

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Children and teens take longer to recover from concussion

Jun 19, 2016 by

A study from York University found that it may take up to two years for a child or teen to fully recover from a concussion before they can play as skillfully as their teammates who have never had a...

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Teen’s with weak working memory more likely to engage in risky sex...

Jul 3, 2015 by

For teens between 12 and 15, decreased working memory was linked to early sexual activity and unprotected sex....

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Sleep patterns change throughout adolescence

Mar 20, 2015 by

Research is showing that because adolescents’ physiology naturally creates later bedtimes and school times are too early, teens don’t get enough sleep....

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Young people’s brains can accumulate Alzheimer’s protein

Mar 3, 2015 by

There’s new evidence that amyloid can start accumulating in the brains of people as early as age 20....

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Risk-taking teens have brain differences

Sep 18, 2014 by

New research indicates that risk-taking teens have amplified connections between certain brain regions....

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