Adolescence

What is the previously understood age range for adolescent development?

10-19 years

What is the newly understood age range for adolescent development?

10-25 years

What are the 4 main characteristics associated with maturation during adolescence?

Increase in plasticity, Psychopathology, Hormonal cascade and growth spurts

Which sex sees maturation happen earlier?

Female

Over time, what has happened to the average starting age for maturation?

Gone down

What happens to grey matter during maturation?

It decreases

What neuro-plasticity processes occur in the brain during maturation?

Synaptic pruning and Mylenation

What two regions in the midbrain seem to develop the fastest?

Hippocampus and the Amygdala

Among adolescents what happens to cortical thickness?

Decline

What is the neurological reason for poor emotional control in adolescents?

Developed amygdala and underdeveloped PFC

What happens to the rate of social relationships in adolescence?

Increase

What happens to the sense of self in adolescence?

Becomes more complex

What can the increase in social development be contributed to in adolescence?

Neural development

What brain region specializes in inferring mental states?

Temporal Parietal junction

What brain region specializes in social knowledge?

Anterior temporal cortex

What area in the brain appears to develop at the sign of a diminishing egocentric world view?

Dorsal Medial pre frontal cortex

which adolescent group of rats were more susceptible to the impact of social isolation?

Early adolescent

What neural area is seen to peak in activity as a response to the rewards of risk taking in adolescents?

Nucleus acumbens

What area is seen to have a decrease in activity when taking risks in adolescents?

Ventral Medial PFC

What happens to the amygdala of adolescents who suffered emotional trauma?

Acceleration in development

What causes high emotional reactivity in adolescents?

Lower levels of PFC mediation

What psychological phenomena appears to follow the time-frame for neurological adolescence?

Emergence of psychological disorders

True or false, major depressive disorder is the same in adolescents as it is in adults

False

Why might neural development in adolescence be a factor in the onset many psychological disorders?

susceptibility to psychological stressors

What are the factors that improve academic ability in adolescents?

Development of memory strategies, increase in flexible thinking and improvement in selective attention.

What is logical method that is improved during adolescence?

Syllogism