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KnowledgeBases > The Adolescent Literacy KnowledgeBase > Element 1 > Activity 1 > Task 1: Understand How the Teenage Brain Functions

Guideline:

Research about how the brain functions is ever-changing. Being aware of the current state of such research helps teachers better understand adolescent and teenage behavior.

References Adolescent Brain _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to a Society for Neuroscience brief on the adolescent brain.

References Inside the Teenage Brain _EXTERNAL_LINK

This link is to the website for PBS' Frontline program episode on "Inside the Teenage Brain." The site summarizes the research on how the adoelscent brain develops and has a link to six video segments from the television show. The six segments together run 60 minutes and can be viewed separately.

References Teenage Brain: A work in progress _EXTERNAL_LINK

This National Institute of Mental Health fact sheet provides an overview of the current research on brain development during adolescence. 

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