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<blockquote data-quote="TiredSoul" data-source="post: 93488" data-attributes="member: 3930"><p>We were just told by our private clinical psychologist that the pre-frontal cortex does not finish developing until about age 22. He said at that time brain cells begin to die. We were asking him about ADHD and he said if a child exhibits ADHD symptoms at age 16, he will not grow out of it.</p><p></p><p>Some of what I just read:</p><p><a href="http://help4teachers.com/prefrontalcortex.htm" target="_blank">http://help4teachers.com/prefrontalcortex.htm</a></p><p>"A region called the prefrontal cortex plays the role of arbitrator in making these critical decisions. It quickly sizes up the situation and makes a determination which then drives our behavior. It is the prefrontal cortex then that tells us when to act on our anger, or curtail it, eat that second piece of dessert, or go without, seek immediate gratification or hold off for the long term.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately some people have a poorly developed or poorly functioning prefrontal cortex. These people have a hard time controlling impulsive behaviors. Head trauma, alcohol and drug abuse as well as possible genetic predispositions can all lead to a dysfunctional prefrontal cortex. Maturity also plays a big role as this area takes about 20 years to fully develop. Hence, adolescents may have problems quickly sizing up risks and making good ong-term decisions."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TiredSoul, post: 93488, member: 3930"] We were just told by our private clinical psychologist that the pre-frontal cortex does not finish developing until about age 22. He said at that time brain cells begin to die. We were asking him about ADHD and he said if a child exhibits ADHD symptoms at age 16, he will not grow out of it. Some of what I just read: [url="http://help4teachers.com/prefrontalcortex.htm"]http://help4teachers.com/prefrontalcortex.htm[/url] "A region called the prefrontal cortex plays the role of arbitrator in making these critical decisions. It quickly sizes up the situation and makes a determination which then drives our behavior. It is the prefrontal cortex then that tells us when to act on our anger, or curtail it, eat that second piece of dessert, or go without, seek immediate gratification or hold off for the long term. Unfortunately some people have a poorly developed or poorly functioning prefrontal cortex. These people have a hard time controlling impulsive behaviors. Head trauma, alcohol and drug abuse as well as possible genetic predispositions can all lead to a dysfunctional prefrontal cortex. Maturity also plays a big role as this area takes about 20 years to fully develop. Hence, adolescents may have problems quickly sizing up risks and making good ong-term decisions." [/QUOTE]
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