Maturation of the Adolescent Brain
Source: National Institutes of Health
Date Published: 2013
Description
This report describes several major morphological and functional changes that occur in the human brain during adolescence, as well as other factors, including age, sex, disease, nutritional status, and substance abuse, that have a significant impact on the maturation of the adolescent brain
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