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“Almost 400 years ago, Shakespeare was portraying adolescents in a very similar light to the light that we portray them in today - but today we try to understand their behavior in terms of the underlying changes that are going on in their brain.”

Quote by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

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Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is a British neuroscientist specializing in the study of adolescent brain development. Born on August 11, 1974, she currently holds the position of Professor at the Department of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London. more

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