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01/02/2021 GMT

Why adolescence is so weird.

The adventures of being a teenager years are deep and lasting - first break-ups, fierce arguments with parents, and the friend who tried to skateboard off the roof. Why is that time of life experienced so intensely and remembered so vividly?

Dessa finds that many answers lie in neuroanatomy and the way our brain has to rewire as we grow. Meet the teens and the brain scientist to find out why the rollercoaster highs and lows of teenage life might be good for us in ways adults just don’t get!

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23 minutes