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The Development of Adolescent Social Cognition
Author(s) -
Burnett Stephanie,
Blakemore SarahJayne
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04509.x
Subject(s) - psychology , cognition , social cognition , adolescent development , developmental psychology , brain development , cognitive psychology , neuroscience
Adolescence has long been considered a turbulent time; beginning with large changes in hormonal levels and consequent bodily changes, as well as changes in behavior. Recently, neuroscience studies have contributed to this picture of turbulence. We now know that the brain undergoes profound transformation during the teenage years. This paper focuses on how the social brain—the network of brain regions involved in understanding other people and self‐awareness—develops during adolescence.