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The Teenage Brain

Why adolescence is so weird.

The experiences of being a teenager are deep and lasting - first break-ups, fierce arguments with parents, that time a friend tried to skateboard off the roof. Why is that time of life experienced so intensely and remembered so vividly?

Dessa finds that many answers lie in neuroanatomy and the way our brain rewires as we grow. She meets teens and a brain scientist to find out why the rollercoaster highs and lows of teenage life might be good for us in ways adults just don鈥檛 get.

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23 minutes

Last on

Mon 17 Jan 2022 03:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 May 2021 19:06GMT
  • Sun 9 May 2021 09:06GMT
  • Sun 9 May 2021 21:06GMT
  • Mon 10 May 2021 02:06GMT
  • Sat 15 Jan 2022 19:06GMT
  • Sun 16 Jan 2022 10:06GMT
  • Sun 16 Jan 2022 23:06GMT
  • Mon 17 Jan 2022 03:06GMT