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Brain Development

Jeannie Von Stultz, PhD, psychologist and Director of Mental Health Services for Bexar County Juvenile Probation, explains how and why adolescents think differently. For this 3-part series, Dr. Von Stultz discusses the following:

Emotional recognition
Development of physiological, emotional and cognitive brain centers
Brain growth spurts
White vs. grey matter
Executive functioning
How brain development affects behavior and decision-making
Challenges to development (e.g., trauma, mental health, substance use)
Building resiliency

This recording is from a community presentation Clarity Child Guidance Center hosted on April 22, 2010.

Adolescent Brain Development (Part 1)

Dr. Von Stultz addresses the following: emotional recognition, development of physiological, emotional, and cognitive brain centers.

Adolescent Brain Development (Part 2)

Dr. Von Stultz addresses the following: brain growth spurts, white vs. grey matter, and executive functioning.

Adolescent Brain Development (Part 3)

Dr. Von Stultz addresses the following: how brain development impacts behavior and decision-making, importance of sleep and diet, challenges to development (e.g., trauma, mental health, substance use), and building resiliency.