Posted on Nov 28, 2017

Teenage brains 'not wired for high stakes'

Sgt Wayne Wood

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Teenage brains 'not wired for high stakes'

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Posted 7 y ago

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SPC Margaret Higgins

Posted 7 y ago

Sgt Wayne Wood: The brains of teen agers are not fully developed until they are twenty-five years of age. This might explain why they fail to respond to incentives; such as cash rewards.
-Margaret

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