The Teenage Brain - Synaptic Pruning, Myelination

In this video, Dr. Kushner takes you on a journey through the neuroscience of the teenage brain.
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✅Timestamps:
00:00 Teenage brain introduction
00:57 Synaptic pruning
04:15 Myelination
07:47 Teens are emotional and impulsive
13:03 Teens are risk-takers
17:24 Teens are sleepy

[@elov7361]

Bro this is the best video I am a teen and non of the greatest podcasts channel like TEDX made me understand as this much

[@PsychExplained]

Glad to hear :)

[@lizmcgee1862]

My son is 16 next week. I'll be better support now that I know he's got a brain. 😉 Thanks for the insight. Immensely clear in the way you demonstrate the bits and pieces. Keep up the great work.

[@PsychExplained]

He definitely has a brain 🧠:) Let the pruning begin!!

[@navybluesparkles4590]

assignments are coming up and you're literally saving me thank you so much.

[@PsychExplained]

Glad to help!! 😎

[@razanaali2037]

You make it super easy to understand. Great presentation.

[@PsychExplained]

Glad to hear that!

[@gpetaluma]

Doctor Kushner, You are very good at explaining exactly how structures work.

[@PsychExplained]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@ankushmore8495]

I'm a teacher. I teach to teenage students and find this video helpful in understanding why they behave the way they. This information will help me reduce my stress level while teaching. Thank you so much I found your videos very useful.

[@PsychExplained]

Wonderful! I also teach teenagers. I think every teacher should take a course in teenage brain development. It would help explain so much!

[@azitaa8097]

Thank you

[@PsychExplained]

You're welcome

[@imfati3369]

Great teacher ✨

[@PsychExplained]

So happy to help

[@deadcat1o173]

How do u not have 10 million subs dude ur so awesome

[@PsychExplained]

Thank you for the compliment! One day :)

[@lamorena6379]

Always hated Science. But you break things down so well

[@PsychExplained]

So happy to hear that :)

[@jeremiahsmarketing]

I'm very interested in the teenage age

[@AbenaBaileyEdu]

The diagram on the board is great for note-taking. Is it available as a download anywhere?

[@PsychExplained]

I created digital notes for 8 other videos. Unfortunately I did not make one for teen brain. Check them out here: www.etsy.com/listing/1472560546/brain-science-bundle-watch-and-learn

[@richardchin1545]

That's really interesting. Should Synaptic pruning inform educationalists rethink what/whne/how teenagers are taught? Would be great to see what happens in the brain of the elderly too. Thanks.

[@PsychExplained]

Definitely! I teach teenagers myself and the more I learn about the teenage brain the more I can meet their needs

[@hienmainguyen1318]

Hi, can I know the name of the famous study mentioned about risk-takers driving? Thank you so much

[@PsychExplained]

Here is a nice overview of the research: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218800/

[@saduniwathsala]

❤

[@mylucidlife495]

So kids that are fast at math problems, for example, have more myelinated axons that pertain to that? When some is amazed at a teen that can solve problems fast could be responded to with "....eh, my axons in these areas seem to be myelinated."?

[@PsychExplained]

I love your phrase, "my axons in these areas seem to be myelinated" :) Myelination definitely plays a role in the speed at which we/teens learn information. In psychology this is called FLUID INTELLIGENCE which declines as we age. However, there are many factors that also play a role - biology, genetics, stress, environment, etc. Essentially, nature and nurture.

[@RyJasCook]

Can we do things are exercises that increase our abilities to learn better?