The Teenage Brain

"The Teenage brain" is a movie that explains teenage actions and decisions through their brain structure. It begins by teaching the audience about teenage behavior; their mood swings, their calls for independence, the constant anger, etc. It is said that when the human being reaches the teenage years they're "invaded" as they begin to change and act differently, during these years according to the video, the brain begins to develop and grow into an adult, it is the time were abundant information is received and an overproduction in the lobe occurs. Another symbolism that the video uses is the one of comparing the human brain with a tree as it begins to sprout and grow according to what the individual is experiencing. I believe this video was very interesting and different as it explained why teenagers act the way they do and that it’s perfectly normal. It also showed various experiments such as the one of sleep that proved that teenagers do best if they obtain more rem sleep during the night or the one that showed us that teenagers interpret emotions differently than adults do by showing pictures and making them state what they viewed. In conclusion the teenage brain works differently than the adults or the child’s, it is the time in which it begins to change and transform, this is why sleep is necessary for it to develop.

Bibliography:

"Developmental psychology « Neuroanthropology." Neuroanthropology. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2011. <http://neuroanthropology.net/category/developmental-psychology/>.