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Understanding Adolescents: Emotion, Reason, and the Brain
Kurt Fischer — who helped create Learning and the Brain, and the entire field of…
Yes or No: “Video Games Can Promote Emotional Intelligence”?
A recent study from Italy gives us intriguing possibilities for helping adolescents manage their complex emotions. Continue reading
An Exciting Event in Mindfulness Research
New research on mindfulness training avoids the pitfalls of earlier studies. And: it shows meaningful changes in both the mind and the brain. Continue reading
Sleep Is Essential. And, COMPLICATED.
Recent sleep research offers intriguing insights and opportunities for sleep and learning. Continue reading
Teens Who Recognize Their Emotions Manage Stress Better. We Can...
New research identifies a potential source for depression in teenagers. We might be able to help… Continue reading
More Contradictions in the Adolescent Sleep/Technology Debate
New research, contradicting prior research, shows that pre-bedtime screen use does lower adolescent quality of life. We can managing this contradiction best by focusing on the children right in front of us. Continue reading
Surprise: Screen Time (Even Before Bed) Doesn’t Harm Adolescents
A very large study with more than 17,000 people suggests that screen time isn’t really harming adolescent well-being. If that’s true, we should focus our efforts on finding and solving real problems in adolescent life, and not be distracted by sincere but inaccurate hype. Continue reading
“We Can No Longer Ignore Evidence about Human Development”
The more teachers learn about neuroscience and psychology, the more we admire Dr. Mary Helen…
Surprise: The Adolescent Brain Isn’t Broken
Chapter 2 of Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain kicks off with…
Teenagers, Hormones, and Other Stubborn Myths
There’s a short video about adolescence making the rounds on social media. The video offers…