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Hello everyone, in this question we have been asked what part of the brain is still growing during adolescence.
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So, a significant portion of the brain growth and development occurring in adolescence is the construction and strengthening of the neurocirculatory pathways, in particular the brain stem, the cerebellum, occipital lobe, the parietal lobe, frontal lobe and temporal lobe.
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So, these actively mature during the adolescence.
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The human brain is not fully developed by the time a person reaches puberty between the ages of 10 to 25.
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The brain undergoes changes that have important implications for behavior.
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The brain reaches 90 % of the adult size by the time a person is 6 or 7 years of age.
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Thus, the brain does not grow in size much during the adolescence.
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However, the creases in the brain continue to become more complex until the late teens...