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Inside the Adolescent Brain
Brain Development
Time-Lapse Brain
Gray matter wanes as the brain matures

What Makes Teens Tick?
Can hormones & changes in the brain explain the behaviors that make adolescence so exciting–and so exasperating?
7 Rules for Parents
Temple University psychology professor Laurence Steinberg offers this advice

How a Child's Brain Develops
And what it means for child care & welfare reform
[2/3/1997]
Early Puberty
Why girls Are Growing Up Faster
[10/30/2000]
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If brains are not fully mature until age 25, should people not be considered legal adults until that age?

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Looking for Mr. Right
Maliki's Last Stand?
The prime minister makes a new call to curb violence, but Iraqis' patience with him and his government is wearing thin
What a Surge Really Means
Can a couple more divisions in Iraq make a difference? Or is Bush's idea too little, too late?
FROM THE MAY 10, 2004 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2004

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