Question

A counselor has advised a teenager’s frustrated parents that his behavior may improve when his brain matures. what evidence supports the counselor’s suggestion?

Answer 1

According to Roselli (2003) among other authors, during adolescence exists an increment in the formation of the dendritic connections as well as a change in the cortex associated with the acquisition of complex cognitive functions. The maturation of the right hemisphere is  also related to the shift in the emotional conduct, and the maturation of the left hemisphere is associated with the improvement of the language. The maturation of the prefrontal structures correlates with the development of the cognitive functions.

references

Rosselli, M. (2003). Maduración cerebral y desarrollo cognoscitivo. Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Niñez y Juventud, 1(1), 125-144.