Behavioral Neuroscience of Adolescence

Linda Spear provides a detailed and illuminating overview of the genetic, hormonal, and neurological developments that take place during adolescence, and shows how these changes, along with influential sociocultural factors, interact to produce distinctly adolescent behaviors and thought processes. The tension between taking risks, impulsivity, and self-control a struggle evinced by many adolescents, especially those in therapeutic treatment is also examined for its sources within the brain. The result is a fascinating overview of the adolescent brain, with profound implications for the clinical treatment of adolescents."

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/01/2009
ISBN: 9780393705423
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2010
Scitech Book News 03/01/2010 pg. 2