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Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Describes the transformations that take place in the human brain during adolescence, especially in the prefrontal cortex, which governs decision-making, planning, inhibiting inappropriate behavior, evaluating risk, and understanding others.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceKeyword Classifier: Biography -> BiographyAward Category: Royal Society Science Book Prize -> ScienceScience & DiscoveryTravel, Exploration & Place

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Royal Society Science Book PrizeMajor2018WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

    During adolescence, transformations in the prefrontal cortex reorganize decision-making, planning, inhibition, risk evaluation, and understanding others.

    Model confidence 62%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 58%.