Cognitive Development in Adolescents

What are the two main brain structures? Pick 2.

• Prefrontal Cortex

• Limbic System

• Left Cortex

• Top Cortex

What does the Prefrontal Cortex do?

• Mood regulation

• Memory

• Control impulses

• Stress regulation

At what age does the brain fully mature?

• 50-55

• 25-30

• 18-23

• 30-35

What causes the unequal integration of emotional and logical thought?

• The imbalance between the regions

• Hormone

• Environment

• Technology

The imbalance causes…? (multiple answers)

• Struggle with planning

• Great with multitasking

• Emotional reactivity

• Impulse control

What does the limbic system do?

• Controls drives

• Helps your body to peel

• Helps with growing toe nails

• Helps with inflammation

What is the name of the area in the brain undergoes structural and functional changes?

• Lower half of the brain

• Dysfunction brain

• Emotional brain

• Social brain