KV RA Research Assistant

Researchers have found that there is something uniquely out of balance about the adolescent brain that makes it especially susceptible to bad and impulsive decisions. Laurence Steinberg, a psychologist at Temple University, has analyzed two separate neurological systems that develop in childhood and early adulthood that together have a profound effect on the lives of adolescents. The problem is, these two systems are not well-aligned (et seq)

Tough, Paul — How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character · Card #87
Quotes are taken from the research journals of Kyle Vanderburg.