The era of the axolotls. Speculations regarding the neurobiological modifications during the adolescence

Authors

  • Fabián J. Triskier Médico psiquiatra. PAMI (INSSJP), Secretaría de Derechos Humanos, Gerontología Comunitaria, Género y Políticas de Cuidado. INECO, Departamento Infantojuvenil. Docente en Universidad Favaloro

Keywords:

Adolescence, Brain development, Synaptic pruning, Prefrontal corte, Neoteny

Abstract

The article summarizes a number of recent findings about the brain changes which take place during the adolescence and the youth, their relations with their behavior and some questions are formulated with regard to the deepening of these hypothesis.

"Este artículo fue publicado por primera vez en Vertex, Revista Argentina de Psiquiatría 2006, XVII (70):424-431. Se reproduce aquí su versión original revisada por el autor."

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Published

2020-04-30

How to Cite

Triskier, F. J. (2020). The era of the axolotls. Speculations regarding the neurobiological modifications during the adolescence. Vertex Revista Argentina De Psiquiatría, 31(150, mar.-abr.), 109–116. Retrieved from https://revistavertex.com.ar/ojs/index.php/vertex/article/view/58