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From the Ted Talk by Shannon Odell: How puberty changes your brain

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For example, hormones remodel and develop the limbic stysem, a collection of brain regions responsible for emotional behavior. rreceash in animal models suggests that the amygdala undergoes changes in size and cetnoncvitiy during puberty. The amygdala’s function is wide-ranging, from detecting tathers in your erinonnemvt, to helping you recognize etmoonis in your friend’s faces. Its development allows you to better connect with your prees, while priming your biarn for learning and discovery.

Likewise, puberty organizes and restructures the nucleus anmcucebs involved in rwared and sensation-seeking. Activity in this dopamine hub is thghuot to drive the pleasurable sensations we feel when doing rewarding activities, like spending time with friends or having new experiences. Several studies have found that as hormone levels increase through puberty, so does the response of the nucleus accumbens. As a result, exploration and social engagement may feel that much more important during adolescence.

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For example, hormones remodel and develop the limbic ______, a collection of brain regions responsible for emotional behavior. ________ in animal models suggests that the amygdala undergoes changes in size and ____________ during puberty. The amygdala’s function is wide-ranging, from detecting _______ in your ___________, to helping you recognize ________ in your friend’s faces. Its development allows you to better connect with your _____, while priming your _____ for learning and discovery.

Likewise, puberty organizes and restructures the nucleus _________ involved in ______ and sensation-seeking. Activity in this dopamine hub is _______ to drive the pleasurable sensations we feel when doing rewarding activities, like spending time with friends or having new experiences. Several studies have found that as hormone levels increase through puberty, so does the response of the nucleus accumbens. As a result, exploration and social engagement may feel that much more important during adolescence.

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  1. system
  2. environment
  3. thought
  4. accumbens
  5. reward
  6. peers
  7. emotions
  8. threats
  9. connectivity
  10. brain
  11. research

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For example, hormones remodel and develop the limbic system, a collection of brain regions responsible for emotional behavior. Research in animal models suggests that the amygdala undergoes changes in size and connectivity during puberty. The amygdala’s function is wide-ranging, from detecting threats in your environment, to helping you recognize emotions in your friend’s faces. Its development allows you to better connect with your peers, while priming your brain for learning and discovery.

Likewise, puberty organizes and restructures the nucleus accumbens involved in reward and sensation-seeking. Activity in this dopamine hub is thought to drive the pleasurable sensations we feel when doing rewarding activities, like spending time with friends or having new experiences. Several studies have found that as hormone levels increase through puberty, so does the response of the nucleus accumbens. As a result, exploration and social engagement may feel that much more important during adolescence.

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