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> "In fact, recent research has found that adult and teen brains work differently. Adults think with the prefrontal cortex, the brain’s rational part. This is t
by Sharlin 1y ago
> "In fact, recent research has found that adult and teen brains work differently. Adults think with the prefrontal cortex, the brain’s rational part. This is the part of the brain that responds to situations with good judgment and an awareness of long-term consequences. Teens process information with the amygdala. This is the emotional part."
This is a ridiculous claim. If you believe children think at all, they do it with the prefrontal cortex, just like every other mammal.
- leereeves 1y agoEmotional decision making, even against reason and willpower, definitely exists. Whether you call it "thinking" is just semantics.
- Sharlin 1y agoI know. The point was the ridiculous claim that adults think with brain part X but teens instead do it with Y. The amygdala is not going to do your math homework, that's for sure. And adults, obviously, are nowhere near free from emotional decision-making.
- leereeves 1y agoYou seem to be saying it's a "ridiculous claim" because you're limiting the word "think" to math homework. The article is using "think" in a broader sense that includes decision making, a process that involves the limbic system and other primitive parts of the brain. It's certainly true that those parts of the brain continue to influence decision making in adults. Nonetheless, research has shown that those parts of the brain are far more influential in teens.