Brain Development

Brain Development Have you ever made a bad decision and ever regretted it? I know I have. A teenager is considered an adult once he hits the 18 but really your brain still matures till your late 20’s says the National Institute of Health (Brain Not Fully Developed Until Age 25). “The part of the brain that restrains risky behavior includes reckless driving, and thinking skills are not fully developed till the age of 25,” says the “National Institute of Health.” I didn’t even know that I thought once you were 18 the brain was fully developed but not till age 25. “Teens have extra synapses in the areas of where the decision making and risk assessment take place,” (Brain Not Fully Developed Until Age 25). An early example of an undeveloped brain in action is, well, think of how many teen accidents this world has and that’s because of those extra synapses. Laura Caporusso, a nurse at Yale University Hospital said “that her department has a lot of teenage driving accidents,”(Brain Not Fully Developed Until Age 25). In 2008 there was study showing how many teens are involved in car accidents (Fatalities in Crashes Involving Young Drivers). In Michigan there are at least 177 teens that are involved in car accidents per year (Fatalities in Crashes Involving Young Drivers). There are some easy ways to stay out trouble and that is to just say “No”. If you and your teen friends decide to go joy riding don’t tag along, just say “No”, who knows it could be a life or death situation. I prefer life and all you have to say is “No”. If you ever do get involved in this don’t blame yourself, if anything it’s your brains fault for not being fully developed. It’s still in the early stage for developing. The brain sure is a magnificent motor for all of our functions. Did you know when you’re born and during brain development the brain works its way from the back to the front (A Parents Guide to A Teen Brain)? In the back of the brain, that more holds your physical actions and

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