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    Adolescent Brain Research


    A behavioral scientist looks at the science of adolescent brain development
    Brain and Cognition
    December 2009

    Are adolescents less mature than adults?
    American Psychologist
    October 2009

    The amazing teen brain: What every child advocate needs to know
    Child Law Practice
    April 2009

    Adolescent development and juvenile justice
    Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
    October 2008

    A social nueroscience perspective on adolescent risk taking
    Science Direct
    January 2008

    Age differences in resistance to peer influence
    American Psychological Association
    July 2007

    Risk taking in adolescence: New perspectives from brain and behavioral science
    Association for Psychological Science
    2007

    Less guilty by reason of adolescence
    MacArthur Foundation

    Adolescent Brain Research
    Retrieved from Equal Justice Intiative’s website at www.eji.org

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