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Your changing brain : a guidebook /

By: Szpirglas, Jeff [author.].
Contributor(s): Saint-Onge, Danielle, 1982- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Exploring the brain.Publisher: St. Catharines, Ontario ; New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2018]Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780778734994 (reinforced library binding); 9780778735113 (pbk.).Subject(s): Brain -- Growth -- Juvenile literature | Brain -- Physiology -- Juvenile literature | Neurophysiology -- Juvenile literatureAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Your changing brainDDC classification: 612.8/2 Summary: "The first few years of life were thought to be the most important in brain development. With the aid of modern brain-imaging technologies, we now know the brain undergoes a substantial remodeling process during adolescence. This insightful title is designed to empower readers as they learn how areas of the brain related to decision-making, planning and goal setting, impulse control, and social interactions are affected by this process of change. They will also discover that personal choices, experiences, and environment play a pivotal role in adolescent brain development. Strategies help readers build emotional intelligence, manage stress, and adopt a proactive, mindful approach to minimize vulnerabilities and maximize their potential for positive personal development during adolescence."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The first few years of life were thought to be the most important in brain development. With the aid of modern brain-imaging technologies, we now know the brain undergoes a substantial remodeling process during adolescence. This insightful title is designed to empower readers as they learn how areas of the brain related to decision-making, planning and goal setting, impulse control, and social interactions are affected by this process of change. They will also discover that personal choices, experiences, and environment play a pivotal role in adolescent brain development. Strategies help readers build emotional intelligence, manage stress, and adopt a proactive, mindful approach to minimize vulnerabilities and maximize their potential for positive personal development during adolescence."-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 10-14.

Grades 7 to 8.

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