The Teenage Brain - Synaptic Pruning, Myelination

In this video, Dr. Kushner takes you on a journey through the neuroscience of the teenage brain.
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✅Timestamps:
00:00 Teenage brain introduction
00:57 Synaptic pruning
04:15 Myelination
07:47 Teens are emotional and impulsive
13:03 Teens are risk-takers
17:24 Teens are sleepy

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  • @elov7361
    @elov736111 ай бұрын

    Bro this is the best video I am a teen and non of the greatest podcasts channel like TEDX made me understand as this much

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    11 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear :)

  • @lizmcgee1862
    @lizmcgee186210 ай бұрын

    My son is 16 next week. I'll be better support now that I know he's got a brain. 😉 Thanks for the insight. Immensely clear in the way you demonstrate the bits and pieces. Keep up the great work.

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    9 ай бұрын

    He definitely has a brain 🧠:) Let the pruning begin!!

  • @navybluesparkles4590
    @navybluesparkles45905 ай бұрын

    assignments are coming up and you're literally saving me thank you so much.

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad to help!! 😎

  • @razanaali2037
    @razanaali2037 Жыл бұрын

    You make it super easy to understand. Great presentation.

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear that!

  • @gpetaluma
    @gpetaluma Жыл бұрын

    Doctor Kushner, You are very good at explaining exactly how structures work.

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the kind words!

  • @ankushmore8495
    @ankushmore8495 Жыл бұрын

    I'm a teacher. I teach to teenage students and find this video helpful in understanding why they behave the way they. This information will help me reduce my stress level while teaching. Thank you so much I found your videos very useful.

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful! I also teach teenagers. I think every teacher should take a course in teenage brain development. It would help explain so much!

  • @azitaa8097
    @azitaa8097 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome

  • @imfati3369
    @imfati3369 Жыл бұрын

    Great teacher ✨

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

    So happy to help

  • @deadcat1o173
    @deadcat1o17310 ай бұрын

    How do u not have 10 million subs dude ur so awesome

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the compliment! One day :)

  • @lamorena6379
    @lamorena637911 ай бұрын

    Always hated Science. But you break things down so well

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    11 ай бұрын

    So happy to hear that :)

  • @jeremiahsmarketing
    @jeremiahsmarketing11 ай бұрын

    I'm very interested in the teenage age

  • @AbenaBaileyEdu
    @AbenaBaileyEdu9 ай бұрын

    The diagram on the board is great for note-taking. Is it available as a download anywhere?

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    9 ай бұрын

    I created digital notes for 8 other videos. Unfortunately I did not make one for teen brain. Check them out here: www.etsy.com/listing/1472560546/brain-science-bundle-watch-and-learn

  • @richardchin1545
    @richardchin15459 ай бұрын

    That's really interesting. Should Synaptic pruning inform educationalists rethink what/whne/how teenagers are taught? Would be great to see what happens in the brain of the elderly too. Thanks.

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    9 ай бұрын

    Definitely! I teach teenagers myself and the more I learn about the teenage brain the more I can meet their needs

  • @hienmainguyen1318
    @hienmainguyen13184 ай бұрын

    Hi, can I know the name of the famous study mentioned about risk-takers driving? Thank you so much

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    4 ай бұрын

    Here is a nice overview of the research: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218800/

  • @saduniwathsala
    @saduniwathsala11 ай бұрын

  • @mylucidlife495
    @mylucidlife495 Жыл бұрын

    So kids that are fast at math problems, for example, have more myelinated axons that pertain to that? When some is amazed at a teen that can solve problems fast could be responded to with "....eh, my axons in these areas seem to be myelinated."?

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

    I love your phrase, "my axons in these areas seem to be myelinated" :) Myelination definitely plays a role in the speed at which we/teens learn information. In psychology this is called FLUID INTELLIGENCE which declines as we age. However, there are many factors that also play a role - biology, genetics, stress, environment, etc. Essentially, nature and nurture.

  • @RyJasCook

    @RyJasCook

    6 ай бұрын

    Can we do things are exercises that increase our abilities to learn better?