risks and opportunities The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities Eveline Crone April 2016
What defines adolescence? Peers Risk taking Creativity Peer pressure Defining norms The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Adolescence, when does it start? And when does it end…? The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Adolescence Adolescence = growing up to become a mature member of our society The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Changes in sleep patterns girls Morning person boys The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
What changes in the brain? Research lab Leiden The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Neurons and connections Child Adolescent Adult The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Learning and creativity Changes in adolescence: Adolescents improve in: Speed of processing Reasoning Creativity ……. The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Delay of gratification The ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a later reward 5 euros now? or 10 euros in 2 days? Area under the curve (AUC) The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Why do adolescents take risks? The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Risky behavior across the life span Steinberg 2012 The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Risk-taking in the brain Nelson et al., 2005, Psych Med. The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Brain activity after winning money In adolescence: to rewards STRONGER brain responses The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Changes in testosterone The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Testosterone and risk-taking Gemaakt door Raoul Grasman The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Why do young people take more risks? Only explaining what risks are is not sufficient The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
Adolescence Risks Opportunities The adolescent brain: risks and opportunities
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