What Has Neuroscience Revealed About the Adolescent Brain?

American Psychological Association
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Publicado 2022-06-14
Adolescence is a developmental period that entails substantial psychological, biological and neurobiological changes. This talk will review the current state of understanding the adolescent brain from a neuroscience perspective, as based on the overarching framework that development is a dynamic process both within the individual and between the individual and external inputs. I will highlight research showing that the development of the brain is influenced by multiple ongoing and dynamic elements and discuss the implications this body of work has had on policy and programs relevant to young people and offers areas of opportunity for future research in the coming decade.

Dr. Adriana Galván is a Professor of Psychology who directs the Developmental Neuroscience Lab Director and Dean of Undergraduate Education at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is also the Co-Executive Director of the Center for the Developing Adolescent. Her research focuses on characterizing the neural mechanisms underlying adolescent behavior to inform youth-relevant policy (e.g., juvenile justice). Using a multimodal approach that combines brain imaging, task-based behavior, physiological assays, and daily diary methods, her research addresses questions related to brain development during adolescence. She received her B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University, and her PhD in Neuroscience from Cornell. She has received multiple awards from across her discipline, including from the National Academy of Sciences, a Fulbright Award, the APA Early Career Award, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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