Overview of The Teenage Brain
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Videos
The Workings of the Adolescent Mind
BrainFacts.org, September, 2016
"Perspectives on The Teenage Brain"
Conversation with "The Morning Joe" Team and Mike Barnicle, May 2015
Dr. Frances Jensen, "The Teenage Brain"
Politics and Prose, January 21, 2015
The Teenage Brain
The Health Bridge, May, 2016
Q & A with Dr. Frances Jensen
C-Span, January 23, 2015
Dr. Frances Jensen, "The Teenage Brain, Part I: What Makes the Teen Brain Unique?”
Boston Children's Hospital, September 11, 2008
Dr. Frances Jensen, "The Teenage Brain, Part II: Are There Differences in Brain Development Between Boys and Girls?” Boston Children's Hospital, September 11, 2008
Dr. Frances Jensen, “The Teenage Brain, Part III: What Implications Does This Neuroscience Have for Society?
Boston Children's Hospital, September 11, 2008
"The Power of the Adolescent Brain"
HHS Adolescent Heath: Think, Act, Grow (TAG), A TAG talk, 2017
“Teenage Behavior Caused by Developing Brain”
Click2Houston, Aaron Wische, June 25, 2015
“Frances Jensen Discusses the Teenage Brain”
WGBH, Boston, Hosted by Jim Braude, July 24, 2017
Podcasts
"Why Teenagers Behave Like Teenagers"
WHYY, Philadelphia: NPR Fresh Air, with Terry Gross
"The Promise and Perils of the Teenage Brain"
Writer's Voice, hosted by Francesca Rheanon, June, 2015
"Inside the Teenage Brain"
Mr. Dad, hosted by Armin Brott
“Teenagers Most Susceptible to Concussions, Expert Says”
West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Keith Willis, July 5, 2015
Using Brain Science to Understand the Terrible Teens
The Diane Rehm Show, September 9, 2015
“The Teenage Brain: Uniquely Powerful and Vulnerable Enigmas”
CBC Radio, 7/27/15
“The Teenage Brain”
Harper Audio, Frances Jensen, 2015
“The Teenage Brain - Frances Jensen”
Radio New Zealand, Jesse Mulligan, February 24, 2015
“The Parents Manual to the Teenage Brain”
WNYC, Leonard Lopate Show, date unknown
“Trauma in Developing Brains”
Voice of America, Kathryn Zox Show, 6/17/15
"Neuroscientist Explores the Contradictions of the Teen Brain"
KQED with host Michael Krasny, May 15, 2017
"Learning Machines: The Wired Teenage Brain"
To the Best of Our Knowledge, Shannon Henry Kleiber
Articles
"Why Boys Will Be Boys Is an Unscientific Excuse for Assault"
PBS Newshour, Nsikan Akpan, September 20, 2018
"The Teen Brain"
Harvard Magazine, Debra Bradley Ruder, September-October, 2008
"Why Teenagers Are Impulsive, Addiction-Prone and Should Protect Their Brains"
NPR Fresh Air, article that accompanied the Terry Gross podcast above; released January 28, 2015
The Terrible Teens : What’s Wrong with Them?
The New Yorker, Elizabeth Kolbert, 8/31/15
"Secrets of the Teenage Brain"
The Guardian, The Observer, Family section, Katie Forster, January 25, 2015
"No Such Thing as TMI"
Chicago Health Online, Marco Buscaglia, April 29, 2015
"The Perfect Storm: Twitter, Marijuana and the Teen Brain"
Psychology Today, Susan Newman, Ph.D, April 29, 2015
“Understanding Your Alien Adolescent”
San Diego Tribune, April 2, 2015
“Plastic Fantastic”
Pennsylvania Gazette, Joann Greco, August 27, 2015
"Why Is the Teen Brain So Unpredictable? A Neurobiologist Explains”
PBS News Hour, Julia Scott, KQED, 5/24/17
"Surviving the Teenage Brain: What Educators Should Know"
NEA Today, Mary Ellen Flannery, August 6, 2015
"Why Teenagers Say I Hate You"
Daily Mail, Helen Carroll, March 16, 2015
"Teenagers' Brains Make Them More Prone to Addiction"
Philly Voice, John Kopp, September 10, 2018
"Brain Science: Should Schools Teach Boys and Girls Different Subjects?"
The Washington Post, Lyndsey Layton, April 22, 2015
"Mysterious Workings of the Teen Mind"
Smith College, Alumnae Relations, Ali Benjamin, date unknown
"Teen Girls Have Different Brains: Gender, Neuroscience and the Truth about Adolescence"
Salon: Frances Jensen, Amy Ellis Nutt, excerpted from The Teenage Brain, January 3, 2015
"Understanding the Teen Brain Key for Better Parenting"
Voice of America, Faiza Elmasry, January 30, 2015
"Here's All The Scary (Yet Awesome) Changes Happening In Teenagers' Brains"
MTV News, Marty Beckerman, January 8, 2015
"Can Electronic Media Impact Your Teenager's Brain?"
Beyond Book Smart, Annebel Furber, April 24, 2015
"What Independent Schools Can Learn From The Teenage Brain"
Boarding School Blog, Brian Fisher, February 27, 2015
"The Teenage Brain: Scaffolding the Brain for Lifelong Learning"
Getting Smart, Frances Jensen, May 3, 2015
"Are Your Teenagers Subject to Mood Swings? It’s Not Their Fault!"
Good Housekeeping, Helena Beer, March 16, 2015
"The Teenage Brain: Neuro Connections Series: Q & A with Dr. Frances Jensen"
ExpandED, Erika Samuel, May 12, 2015
"Inside Your Teenager’s Scary Brain"
Maclean’s, Tamsin McMahon, January 4, 2015
"There’s a Reason Teenagers Act the Way They Do"
Tampa Bay Times, Irene Maher, May 14, 2015
"Why Are Teens So Moody And Impulsive? This Neuroscientist Has The Answer"
Huff Post, Carolyn Gregoire, December 7, 2017
"The Teen Brain: A Work in Progress”
Miami Herald, Ana Veciana Suarez, 8/17/15
"The Teenage Brain: What Parents Need to Know"
Grown & Flown, interview with Frances Jensen, date unknown
"The Developing Teenage Brain"
School Administrator, Liz Griffin, September, 2017
"The Teenage Brain You’re Sending to College"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Frances Jensen, April 29, 2015
"Protect Your Brain for Life: Follow these Expert Strategies"
Brain and Life Magazine, Marisa Cohen, February/March, 2017
"How Brain Science Is Changing How Long Teens Spend in Prison"
PBS Frontline, Anjali Tsui, May 2,2017
"The Philadelphia Inquirer: What Brain Science Could Reveal about Penn State’s Fraternity Tragedy"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Rita Giordano, May 12, 2017
"Decoding the Mysteries of a Child’s Developing Brain"
The Washington Post, Jennifer Gallegos, September 1, 2017
"10 Women Changing the Way We See the World" (see #2)
Good Housekeeping, Melissa Walker, May 19, 2017
"Why Teenage Brains Are So Hard to Understand"
Time Magazine - The Science of Childhood, Alexandra Sifferlin, September 8, 2017
"Review of The Teenage Brain"
IMFC Canada, Taylor Gaidos , February 25, 2015
"4 Things Seriously Messing with Your Teen's Brain Development"
Woman’s Day, Marty Munson, March 26, 2018
"Living Lab Radio: Summer Break For the Teen Brain"
WCAI Cape Cod, Elsa Parton and Heather Goldstone, May 14, 2018
"Why Your Teen Doesn’t Want to Talk to You - and What to Do About It"
NBC, Vivian Manning-Schaffel, October 3, 2018
"Secrets of the Teenage Brain: A Conversation with Frances E. Jensen"
Educational Leadership Magazine, Deborah Perkins-Gough, October, 2015
"The Power of Teen Brains"
National Association of Independent Schools, Independent School Magazine, Frances E. Jensen, Fall, 2015
"What the Were You Thinking?!? Understanding the Teenage Brain"
Your Teen Magazine, Frances E. Jensen, date unknown
"The Teenage Brain - Frances Jensen"
Well.org, Health Bridge, Hans Hageman, June 21, 2016 (transcript as well as video seen above)
"The Teenage Brain: New Knowledge from Neuroscience"
National Judicial Education Program, A Project of Legal Momentum, Frances Jensen, 2015
"How Parents Can Help Teenage Boys Stay Focused and Pay Attention to Their Feelings"
Dallas Morning News, Better Living, Thor Christensen, August, 2017
"A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Surviving the Teenage Brain"
Globe and Mail, Book Synopsis, Frances Jensen, January 5, 2015, updated May 12, 2018
"Supreme Court of the United States, Amicus Brief" Key question: Whether the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishments prohibits the imprisonment of a juvenile for life without the possibility of parole as punishment for the juvenile’s commission of a non-homicide. Testimony by Dr. Frances Jensen starts on page 7.
"How Parents Can Help Teenage Boys Stay Focused and Pay Attention to Their Feelings"
Dallas Morning News, Better Living, Thor Christensen, August, 2017
"Pa. Health Secretary: 'Sustainable Funding' Needed to Attack Opioid Crisis"
The Hill, Rachel Roubein, May 22, 2018
"The Wild and Wooly Teen Brain: What Kids Need from Us to Grow Wise"
Natural Awakenings, April Thompson, January, 2017