The Teenage Brain - Synaptic Pruning, Myelination

[@navybluesparkles4590]

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

[@PsychExplained]

Glad to help!! 😎

[@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!

[@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!!

[@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 :)

[@razanaali2037]

You make it super easy to understand. Great presentation.

[@PsychExplained]

Glad to hear that!

[@deadcat1o173]

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

[@PsychExplained]

Thank you for the compliment! One day :)

[@tinkerbell_faye]

Brilliant video! Thank you!

[@PsychExplained]

Thank you 😊

[@azitaa8097]

Thank you

[@PsychExplained]

You're welcome

[@polyanaaraujo1188]

on behalf of psychology students around the world, thank you sir

[@gpetaluma]

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

[@PsychExplained]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@imfati3369]

Great teacher ✨

[@PsychExplained]

So happy to help

[@jeremiahsmarketing]

I'm very interested in the teenage age

[@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

[@lamorena6379]

Always hated Science. But you break things down so well

[@PsychExplained]

So happy to hear that :)

[@AbenaEB]

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

[@silverriver7866]

Could an adult with ASD have pruned certain types of mental functions as a teen that they actually needed as an adult? For example: Understanding Social cues, emotional information, social/relational communication skills, etc being pruned Or could they have had issues with mylenation causing slow processing of emotional information? Or could the prefrontal cortex and limbic system affect impulse control problems with anger and anxiety and intuition? And since ASD has a strong genetic component, when and why does this developmental issue begin? Do people who have Level 3 ASD have stunted or regressed brain development at 15 months while those with Level 1 have brain developmental issues as a preteen?

[@hienmainguyen2410]

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/

[@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?

[@saduniwathsala]

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