Most teens know plenty about the dangers of risk-taking behaviors like drinking, smoking, and taking drugs, but they are hardwired to ignore what they have learned.
That is the conclusion from a new analysis of emerging research on adolescent brain development from Temple University professor of psychology Laurence Steinberg, PhD.
Teenagers seek out risk-taking behaviors, the research suggests, because the brain systems involved in decision-making mature at different times.
Who knew?
Isn’t that why they use them for soldiers?