teenage brain

     Recently, I watched the most interesting video that gave me a lot of insight about the human brain. It was specifically about the teenage brain. I used to have a belief that at the age of adolescence, our brains were fully developed. But, the video I saw proved me completely wrong. During adolescence, our brain is still developing, especially in the frontal lobe area. Development in our brains during these years, is strongly linked with behaviors that are particularly seen in teens. It is said that teens get a real lack of sleep. They usually get 5-7 hours per day. While they should get about 9- 11 hours a day. Throughout the whole day, our brain is functioning non-stop and it is still working although less, while at sleep. Not getting enough sleep for teens is extremely bad for their brain development meaning, their productivity in school next day will not be at their full potential. Experiments like a late start at school have been made on several occations. It has been proved that there were positive changes amongst teens by giving them extra hours for sleep. But, a late start affects after school activities that are said to benefit a person even more than sleep. Teenagers seem to be always in a bad mood, or having a terrible time. I believe this phase should be worked upon teens in order to move on to adulthood. If they are getting very few hours of sleep, teens should manage their time in a way they could get enough sleep. If parents are having a hard time with their children, they should try to be more comprehensive since it is natural for teens to act the way they do. Ultimately, believe it or not lazy teenagers are the next generation of hard working adults. Development will soon happen in their brains and they will become adults.