1. Young drivers' brains are still maturing, with the prefrontal cortex responsible for cognitive control developing into early 20s. This can impact risky decision-making.
2. Studies using fMRI show alcohol impairs working memory and motor skills. Developing brains are also more sensitive to rewards and emotions.
3. Neuroscience research indicates certain activities like music and academics help strengthen brain connections during development, while passive activities do not provide the same benefits. Mature decision-making involves balancing emotions and cognitive control.
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1. 1Dagfinn MoeSenior Research ScientistSINTEF NORWAYContributenewknowledgeof the brain to betterunderstanding of young drivers?Trafikskyddsbranschens 35. forskarseminarium Helsingfors 20.5.2010
2. 2His brain is not fully developed, yet.By age 6 the brain has 95 % of max size.
25. Neurodevelopmental processes, cortical synapse density, and their relationship to gray and white matter volumes on MRI. Giedd et al. 1999, Sowell et al. 1999.PUBERTYBIRTHWhite matterGray matterSynapses
30. 23Prof. Jay GieddSo if a teen is doing music, sports or academics, those are the cells and connections that will be hard-wired.If they are lying on the couch or playing video games or MTV,those are the cells and connections that will survive.
31. 24Alex Ferguson to the SUN 19. October 2008 (after win over WB 4-0)Rooney, who will be 23 on Friday, has always scored his goals in bursts, but will always put in 90 minutes workrate for the good of the whole team.And Ferguson believes as the strike star matures, he will combine the two to even greater effect to become the complete all-round player and scorer supreme.
39. Reducedactivity in areas ofthe frontal cortex31Remodelingreward system (dopamine)SexualmaturationRemodelingoxytocin-friendsA socialneuoroscienceperspectiveonadolescentrisk-taking(L. Steinberg, Temple University, Philadelphia-2008)Cognitivecontrolfunctionsprefrontal cortex