The following is an excerpt from her interview with terry gross on nprs fresh air april 15, 2016. She is an internationally known expert in neurology and the teenage brain. New york times reporter ben hubbard on the next fresh air. Watch jorja smith play on my mind, teenage fantasy and blue lights at the tiny desk.
I heard the author interviewed on various npr programs, including terry gross fresh air and. See more ideas about books, books to read and my books. She will speak in the walker arts centers graham theater beginning at 7 p. In the last decade, rates of anxietyrelated disorders in teenagers have steadily risen, particularly in girls. Podcasts why teens are impulsive, addictionprone and should protect their brains 15. Tales of music and the brain, neurologist oliver sacks explores the relationship between music and the mind. Esteemed neurologist frances jensen to speak at asheville school on april 6, 2017, asheville school will welcome frances jensen to speak about adolescent brain development as it relates to risktaking behavior, with an emphasis on adolescent substance abuse. Nprs fresh air featured an article and interview with neuroscientist dr. Her research has found that in the teenage brain in particular, drug use can have serious effects not seen in the mature adult brain. A neuroscientists guide to raising adolescents and young adults affiliate link.
Fresh air 2016 books by authors interviewed on fresh air in 2016, or that reaired in 2016. Did you know you can watch new tiny desk concerts on one w. I read this book years ago and still remember some of the insights i learned from it. A neuroscientists survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults by.
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Frances jensen discusses the teenage brain wgbh, boston, hosted by jim braude, july 24, 2017. Podcasts why teenagers behave like teenagers whyy, philadelphia. The famed neurologist talks to fresh air about how grief, trauma, brain injury, medications and neurological disorders can trigger hallucinations and about his personal experimentation with hallucinogenic drugs in the 1960s. Scientists used to think teenage brains are just like those of adults with fewer miles on them. Scientists reveal how the brain generates respiratory rhythm date. National public radio american organization britannica.
Frances jensen a while back entitled why teens are impulsive, addictionprone and should protect their brains. Stretchy, soft, and snug brave the chill this winter in comfy npr gear. National public radio npr, the public radio network of the united states. In his book dark towers, david enrich traces deutsche banks shadowy. Also top stories from business, politics, health, science, technology, music, arts and culture. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers. A neuroscientists survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults, jensen takes us through the process of how teenage brains develop and explains why we might not always understand teenage impulses, judgement, and decision making. Why teens are impulsive, addictionprone and should protect their brains. Fresh air weekend is everything you love about fresh air tailored for saturday and sunday. Frances jensen is an internationally known expert in neurology and the teenage brain. The year everything changes, from member station wnyc if adolescence has a poster child, its a teenager. I bought and read the sequel the male brain and found that book equally informative about peoples behaviors.
Fresh air remembers fountains of wayne cofounder adam. A neuroscientists survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults by frances e. His book wired and connected explores brain development in k6. As stephen thompson of npr music wrote, schlesingers work spread joy and kindhearted humor.
I plan to keep this uptodate on a monthly basis, but feel free to add to the listjust keep to the list definition. One thing that especially caught my ear is that the child and teenage brain responds very differently to various chemical inputs because of the plasticity of the brains. Roths 2004 novel, the plot against america, is an alternative history which imagines nazi sympathizer charles lindbergh beats fdr in the 1940 presidential election and the u. This transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Come with me lays bare the risks and regrets of our. Amy ellis nutt won the pulitzer prize in 2011 for her feature series the wreck of the lady mary, about the 2009 sinking of a fishing boat off the new jersey coast. Hosted by terry gross, the show features intimate conversations with todays biggest. On how drug and alcohol abuse affects the brains of young people. Terry gross about her breakout role on my socalled life when she was a teen. How vaping nicotine can affect a teenage brain oct 10, 2019 research on young mice and rats shows how nicotine hijacks brain systems involved in learning, memory, impulse control and addiction. Though i guess most of her recent research has been in the teenage brain. Jensen is the chair of neurology at the perelman school of medicine at the university of pennsylvania. Researchers and psychologists posit several hypotheses about why these rates are on the rise from digital hyperconnectivity to heightened external pressures to simply a greater awareness, and therefore diagnosis, of mental health concerns.
In this hour of radio times, well speak with her about her book. Npr top teen books 100 books meet your next favorite book. Its one of the many distinctive characteristics of the adolescent brain that psychologist laurence steinberg lays out in his new book, age of opportunity. Fresh off the boat is an american sitcom television series created by nahnatchka khan and. That said, damour cautions that an emotional outburst in and of itself is not a reliable indicator of mental health. The power and purpose of the teenage brain, daniel j. Through a series of case studies ranging from songs stuck in ones mind to a newfound passion for concert piano after being struck by lightning, the professor of neurology at the albert einstein college of medicine and the nyu school of medicine examines the. The challenges of applying brain research to parenting and public policy, with a look at the myth of the first three years. In 2014, she published the teenage brain, a book she coauthored with amy ellis nutt that offers a neuroscientists approach to raising adolescents and young adults. If you are raising a normally developing teenage daughter, she will have. How to help teenage girls reframe anxiety and strengthen. Npr fresh air, with terry gross the promise and perils of the teenage brain writers voice, hosted by francesca rheanon, june, 2015 inside the teenage brai n. She will join the asheville school community to discuss the development of the teenage brain as it relates to risktaking behavior. Produced by rose friedman, petra mayer, beth novey and meghan sullivan executive producer.
Teenagers are not as readily able to access their frontal lobe to say, oh, i better not do this, dr. Within this discussion, we learn that while the frontal lobe brain structures in. But the world that an adolescent brain develops in today is drastically. Esteemed neurologist frances jensen to speak at asheville. Fresh air 2016 books meet your next favorite book. For an artist who rarely grants interviews and admittedly dreads the public spotlight despite an instagram feed that clearly shows off her humorous, exhibitionist flair walkers tiny desk. April 15, 2016 research shows that teenagers brains are not fully insulated, which means that signals. And thats a big deal, steinberg says, because the adolescent brain gets a bad rep for being consistently impulsive.
Funding for frontline is provided through the support of pbs viewers. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. She is the professor of neurology and chair of neurology at the perelman school of medicine at the university of pennsylvania. I heard the author interviewed on various npr programs, including terry gross fresh air and my local public radio station kqeds program forum. Steinberg hopes his latest book, age of opportunity. Wilderness explorer roman dial talks about his new book on fresh air. A neuroscientists survival guide to raising adolescents, francis e. Im terry gross back with neuroscientist frances jensen, author of the book, the teenage brain, in which she. She is a health and science writer at the washington post, the author of shadows bright as glass, and the coauthor of the new york times bestseller the teenage brain.
Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live instudio concerts. She has been interviewed on cbs 60 minutes, nbcs today show, and nprs all things considered, and fresh air. Hidden brain and many other stations from around the world with the app. Show fresh air, ep philip roth on the plot against america mar, 2020. A neuroscientists survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults was a national bestseller. This is a list of books that made the npr lists of top teen books. Randy, now 71, shares his wisdom about staying up past your bedtime and why none of us should attempt to recreate his teenage stunt on this weeks hidden brain. Boredom, technology, addiction and the teenage brain. All womenand the men who love themshould read this book. Randy gardner broke a world record in 1963, when he was only 17 years old. Sometimes anxiety and stress reach levels that impede a girls ability to navigate life effectively. In a teenager, the frontal lobe of the brain, which controls decisionmaking, is built but not fully insulated so signals move slowly.
The tendency of our brains to especially hold onto memories from the teenage years is called the reminiscence bump. Neuroscientist frances jensen, who wrote the teenage brain, explains. Drug use, abuse and addiction in the teenage brain pyxis. The famed neurologist talks to fresh air about how grief, trauma, brain injury, medications and neurological disorders can trigger hallucinations and about his. It is produced by whyyfm in philadelphia, pennsylvania. His latest book, called age of opportunity, is an attempt to set the. Shop cozy beanies, warm hoodies, soft pajamas, plush fleece, highquality socks and more brrrcancellers. And cory turner of the npr ed team contributed this story, set inside the wilds of.
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