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Nature 442, 865-867 (24 August 2006) | doi:10.1038/442865a; Published online 23 August 2006

Neurodevelopment: How does the teenage brain work?

Kendall Powell1

  1. Kendall Powell is a freelance science writer based in Broomfield, Colorado.
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Changes in the structure of children's brains may account for some of the risky business of adolescence, Kendall Powell finds.

The 14-year-old has a very simple decision to make. When he sees a light out of the corner of his eye he is supposed to ignore it and keep looking straight ahead.

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