Inventing Ourselves

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Inventing Ourselves

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Feb 7, 2019

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This month's podcast features Inventing Ourselves by cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore. The book explores the complex changes that take place in the human brain during adolescence and typical teenage behaviours such as risk-taking, impulsivity and self-consciousness.

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