Psychology A-Level
adolescent brain development
What adolescent brain development means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of adolescent brain development
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The brain develops unevenly, with the limbic reward system becoming highly responsive around puberty while prefrontal regions mature into the mid-twenties alongside myelination and synaptic pruning.
Topics that use adolescent brain development
- Section B: Option 1 Child psychology (OCR A-Level)
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