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Brain structural and functional changes in adolescents with psychiatric disorders.
International journal of adolescent medicine and health - 1 Jan 2013
Miguel-Hidalgo José Javier
Abstract excerpt
During adolescence, hormonal and neurodevelopmental changes geared to ensuring reproduction and achieving independence are very likely mediated by the growth of neural processes, remodeling of synaptic connections, increased myelination in prefrontal areas and maturation of connecting subcortical areas. These processes, greatly accelerated in adolescence, follow an asynchronous pattern in different brain areas....
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