Why the teenage brain has an evolutionary advantage

All the seemingly crazy behaviors of, teenagers, they arent just there to annoy parents they might serve a real evolutionary purpose. Not only are the brains of teenagers still developing, but different regions of the, brain are changing at different rates, with important consequences. Adriana Galván, associate professor of Psychology at UCLA and director of the UCLA Developmental Neuroscience Lab, has found that teen behaviors like riskseeking and display of strong, emotions are actually adaptive traits that help teens succeed. Galváns research has found that not only are teens more sensitive to rewards than adults, this makes them better learners better, even, than adults. Learn more about Galváns research and recent advances in our understanding of the teenage brain: How Power Makes People Selfish: