Inattention teenagers - not their fault

Inattention -podrostkov school - a problem not only for themselves but also for parents and teachers. The researchers were finally able to give a scientific explanation for why teens can not concentrate.

According to scientists, teen brain   It continues to grow much longer than previously thought. Teenagers may look like quite adults, but the structure teen brain   more like a child's brain. So say data from a study published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Teenagers are very difficult to concentrate in class and ignore external stimuli. One of the study's authors, Dr. Iruaz Dyumonteyl, representative of the College of Cognitive Neuroscience (London), believes that distraction and inattention students   not their fault. The fact that they can not concentrate and are easily distracted, depends on the structure teen brain .

To make such conclusions, the scientists used MRI. They monitored the brain activity of teenagers. Scan revealed an unexpected level of activity in the prefrontal cortex brain . Scientists have found that this part of the brain responsible for decision-making. This indicates that teen brain   It is working less efficiently than adults.

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