Conference presentation
What Makes Them Tick? Understanding the Developing Adolescent Brain
Australian Conference on Children and the Media: Media, minds and Neuroscience: The Developing Brain in a Media-rich Environment, 4th (Sydney, Australia, 04-Oct-2013)
2013
Abstract
Since the early 1990’s we have learned a great deal about the human brain. Some of the newest insights regarding neurological development have changed our understanding of the ‘3 pound universe’ between our ears. Importantly, neuro-scientific research has also provided valuable information related to how the brain matures and develops and the complex interplay between nature and nurture. There is also increasing evidence that technology may be having a profound impact on the developing brain. It appears that while the information age is responsible for the information super highway, it is also building new roadways within the mind. This presentation looks to uncover some of this information by focusing on contemporary research into how the brain develops during childhood and adolescence, how context and experience helps to shape the brain’s neuro-architecture and the implications this has for anyone who works with young people.
Details
- Title
- What Makes Them Tick? Understanding the Developing Adolescent Brain
- Authors
- Michael Nagel (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education - Legacy
- Conference details
- Australian Conference on Children and the Media: Media, minds and Neuroscience: The Developing Brain in a Media-rich Environment, 4th (Sydney, Australia, 04-Oct-2013)
- Date published
- 2013
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99513787202621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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