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Summary Of Startling Finds On Teenage Brains By Paul Thompson

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Paul Thompson in the article “Startling Finds on Teenage Brains” explains that any young teen is dar from adulthood. Thompson supports his statement by first giving examples on the different studies being held on the brains of teens. He then gives us some of the own research that his group at University of California, Los Angeles and says that there is a massive loss of brain tissue that occurs in teenage years also that they’re mainly being lost in the areas controlling impulses, risk taking, and self control. Lastly, the author says does “planning” mean the same thing for a thirteen year old as it means for an adult he says this to try and make us wonder does a kid think the same as an adult when it come to certain situation. Thompson’s
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