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Coming of age : the neurobiology and psychobiology of puberty and adolescence / Cheryl L. Sisk and Russell D. Romeo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sisk, Cheryl L., author.
- Romeo, Russell D., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adolescent psychology.
- Neurobiology.
- Psychobiology.
- Puberty--Psychological aspects.
- Puberty.
- Psychology, Adolescent.
- Adolescent.
- Medical Subjects:
- Psychology, Adolescent.
- Puberty.
- Neurobiology.
- Adolescent.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 pages)
- Other Title:
- Neurobiology and psychobiology of puberty and adolescence
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- Contemporary neuroscience has made remarkable strides in our understanding of the developing adolescent brain - an area of study previously reserved for developmental psychologists and paediatric endocrinologists. With an eye toward the history and future of the field, 'Coming of Age' takes a look at the research that brought about this paradigm shift. Current advances in neuroscience have changed the way we think about everything - from how drugs and stress influence adolescent development to how hormones cause differing developmental trajectories among females and males. Sisk and Romeo guide students and non-specialist researchers alike through the basic science of brain and behavioural development. Important social and ethical questions are raised including: Why does puberty continue to occur at a younger age? Why does teenage behaviour embrace risk and volatility?
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 16, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-750709-3
- 0-19-971818-0
- 0-19-066906-3
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