Adolescents often have difficulty controlling thei...
Adolescents often have difficulty controlling their emotions and making sound decisions about risky behavior. Brain research suggests that this is due to the fact that during adolescence:
a. The development of the prefrontal cortex is slower than that of the amygdala.
b. The corpus callosum becomes severed.
c. Growth in the hippocampus is halted.
d. The prefrontal cortex is developed earlier than the amygdala.