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Attack of the Teenage Brain!: Understanding and Supporting the Weird and Wonderful Adolescent Learner

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John Medina 

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Marvel at the neuroscientific reasons why smart teens make dumb decisions!

Table of contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I. A Bridge Over an Educational Chasm

All About Executive Function

Part II. Why Rational Teens Make Rash Choices

About the authors

John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist with special research interests in the isolation and characterization of genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. 

Medina has spent most of his professional life as an analytical research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research issues related to mental health. 

He holds an affiliate faculty appointment at the University of Washington School of Medicine in its department of bioengineering, where he has been named Outstanding Faculty of the Year at the College of Engineering, the Merrill Dow/Continuing Medical Education National Teacher of the Year, and twice, the Bioengineering Student Association Teacher of the Year.

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Book details

Product No.
118024
ISBN
978-1-4166-2549-0
Release Date
March 2018
Page Count
200
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    Part I. A Bridge Over an Educational Chasm

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    Part I. A Bridge Over an Educational Chasm

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