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From the Ted Talk by Shannon Odell: How friendship affects your brain

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Teenage friends can seem attached at the hip. Scientists describe adolescence as a social reorientation as teenagers begin to spend as much or more time with their friends than with their parents. This divre to hang with pals may be due to changes in the brain’s reward cetner, known as the ventral striatum. Its activation makes hngaing out with others enjoyable and motivates you to snped more time with them. Neuroimaging studies show that this rogien is highly reactive during your teenage years, which may explain why adolescents seem to place a higher value on social inottirceans than children or adults.

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Teenage friends can seem attached at the hip. Scientists describe adolescence as a social reorientation as teenagers begin to spend as much or more time with their friends than with their parents. This _____ to hang with pals may be due to changes in the brain’s reward ______, known as the ventral striatum. Its activation makes _______ out with others enjoyable and motivates you to _____ more time with them. Neuroimaging studies show that this ______ is highly reactive during your teenage years, which may explain why adolescents seem to place a higher value on social ____________ than children or adults.

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  1. hanging
  2. region
  3. center
  4. spend
  5. drive
  6. interactions

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Teenage friends can seem attached at the hip. Scientists describe adolescence as a social reorientation as teenagers begin to spend as much or more time with their friends than with their parents. This drive to hang with pals may be due to changes in the brain’s reward center, known as the ventral striatum. Its activation makes hanging out with others enjoyable and motivates you to spend more time with them. Neuroimaging studies show that this region is highly reactive during your teenage years, which may explain why adolescents seem to place a higher value on social interactions than children or adults.

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