week 3

 On some cognitive tasks, 10-11 year olds often out perform 12-13 year olds. Why? A possible explanation for this is the "rewiring" of the prefrontal cortex. In short, there is now evidence that the brains of teenagers are in fact different. I recommend reading the following article (https://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/Beautiful%20Brains,%20National%20Geographic,%2010.11.pdfLinks to an external site.)  before commenting.