Coming of Age

Contemporary neuroscience has made remarkable strides in our understanding of the developing adolescent brain¿an area of study previously reserved for developmental psychologists and pediatric endocrinologists. With an eye toward the history and future of the field, Coming of Age takes a look at the research that brought about this paradigm shift. Current advances in neuroscience have changed the way we think about everything¿from how drugs and stressinfluence adolescent development to how hormones cause differing developmental trajectories among females and males.