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30 Jan 15
Originally posted by techsouthFrom an interview at
Sadly, I've done things approximately this stupid before too.
The only difference is that no one was hurt and this is attributable only to luck rather than my own choices.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141164708
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COX: To not be too clinical in the spin that we put on this, what parts of the brain are we talking about and what changes happen between the ages of 18 and, let's say, 25?
AAMODT: So the changes that happen between 18 and 25 are a continuation of the process that starts around puberty, and 18 year olds are about halfway through that process. Their prefrontal cortex is not yet fully developed. That's the part of the brain that helps you to inhibit impulses and to plan and organize your behavior to reach a goal.
And the other part of the brain that is different in adolescence is that the brain's reward system becomes highly active right around the time of puberty and then gradually goes back to an adult level, which it reaches around age 25 and that makes adolescents and young adults more interested in entering uncertain situations to seek out and try to find whether there might be a possibility of gaining something from those situations.
COX: So this is important. Are the physiological changes in the brain, in terms of the development of young people, as significant and impactful as the cultural changes and environmental changes that they go through vis-a-vis peer pressure things of that sort?
AAMODT: Well, actually, one of the side effects of these changes in the reward system is that adolescents and young adults become much more sensitive to peer pressure than they were earlier or will be as adults.
So, for instance, a 20 year old is 50 percent more likely to do something risky if two friends are watching than if he's alone.
03 Feb 15
Originally posted by JS357Sound as if the sentencing that sh76 put forward is appropriate. Serious time for serious wrongdoing, but a recognition of young and stupid.
From an interview at
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=141164708
Quote:
COX: To not be too clinical in the spin that we put on this, what parts of the brain are we talking about and what changes happen between the ages of 18 and, let's say, 25?
AAMODT: So the changes that happen between 18 and 25 are a continuation of the process ...[text shortened]... is 50 percent more likely to do something risky if two friends are watching than if he's alone.