The Teenage Brain. A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults. Frances E. Jensen, Amy Ellis Nutt

For many years, scientists believed that the adolescent brain was es­sentially an adult one. Over the last decade, however, neurology and neuroscience have revealed that the teen years encompass vitally im­portant stages of brain development.

Interweaving clear summary and analysis of research data with anec­dotes drawn from her years as a clinician, researcher, and public speaker, renowned neurologist Frances E. Jensen, MD, explores ad­olescent brain functioning and development in the context of learning and multitasking, stress and memory, sleep, addiction, and decision making.

The Teenage Brain explains how these eye-opening findings not only dispel commonly held myths about teens but also yield practical sug­gestions for adults and teenagers negotiating the mysterious and ma­gical world of adolescent biology.

“It’s charming to see good science translate directly into good parent­ing.”—New York Times Book Review

“This well-written, accessible work...offers support and a way for par­ents to understand and relate to their own soon-to-be-adult offspring.”—Publishers Weekly