Please Explain: Teenagers' Brains

In October, neuroscientists Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang were on Please Explain to discuss how a young children's brains develop. And this week they return to discuss the brains of adolescents and teenagers--from sleep problems, gender differences, behavior issues, learning disabilities, and hormones. They investigate myths about brain development and sort through the factors that matter--and those that don't--in brain development from childhood to college. They're the co-authors of Welcome to Your Child's Brain: How the Mind Grows from Conception to College.How well do you know your child's brain? Take this quiz!