Amanda Schnetzer, Host. Guests: Dr. Jacquelyn Gamino is Director of the Center?s Adolescent Reasoning Initiative, and a lead researcher in adolescent brain development and executive function remediation, and Maria Johnson , Director of Youth & Family Innovations with UTD?s Center For BrainHealth, and Lead Research Clinician for the CHARISMA virtual social coaching Have you ever been around a teenager and had the sense that they ? think with their feelings?? There?s a lot of truth to this. The human brain doesn?t finish maturing until we?re in our mid to late 20s.That makes our teens years an incredibly important time for fostering healthy brain development. Things like critical thinking and reasoning, building social skills, and managing those big emotions. The teen brain is flexible and full of possibility. There?s so much we all can do to foster how young people build relationships, perform at school, and respond to stress and change.
Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:28:27