Dr Sarah M. Tashjian

Lecturer in Psychology, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Health & Medicine

Teen brains are wired to take risks, but that can be a good thing

Brain imaging is helping us understand why some teenage risk-taking may be beneficial during this important stage of human development

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