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SUMMARY:Adolescence in Today's Society: The brain\, cognition and social d
 evelopment - *Dr Sarah-Jayne Blakemore\, Royal Soc. University Research Fe
 llow &amp\; Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience\,  and  *Dr John Coleman\, Di
 rector\, Trust for the Study of Adolescence &amp\; Senior Research Fellow\
 , Department of Education\, University of Oxford
DTSTART:20091103T160000Z
DTEND:20091103T180000Z
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CONTACT:Nichola Daily
DESCRIPTION:Dr Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The brain has evolved to understand 
 and interact with other people. We are increasingly learning more about th
 e neurophysiological basis of social cognition and what is known as the so
 cial brain. In this talk I will focus on how the social brain develops dur
 ing adolescence. Adolescence is a time characterised by change - hormonall
 y\, physically\, psychologically and socially. Yet until recently this per
 iod of life was neglected by cognitive neuroscience. In the past decade\, 
 research has shown that the social brain develops both structurally and fu
 nctionally during adolescence.\n\nDr John Coleman: In this talk I will tak
 e as my starting point the low level of understanding of adolescence that 
 exists in society generally. I will argue that this is a serious problem t
 hat urgently needs addressing. I will consider some of the major influence
 s on young people’s development\, looking especially at the school and t
 he family. I will outline some of the recent social changes which have had
  a profound impact on young people\, and I will explore the way in which b
 oth biology and the social construction of adolescence can contribute to a
  better understanding of young people’s development.
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Mary Allen Building\, Homerton College\, Hills Road\
 , Cambridge
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