According to the Focus on Neuroscience Box on the Adolescent

question 67

Multiple Choice

According to the Focus on Neuroscience box on the adolescent brain, which area(s) of the brain is (are) the LAST to reach maturity?

• A) the parietal lobes
• B) areas that are involved with very basic functions, such as processing sensations and movement
• C) the amygdala and hippocampus in the limbic system
• D) the prefrontal cortex

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Function

The role a particular behavior or physiological mechanism plays in the survival and reproductive success of an organism.

Sleep

A naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles.

Dreams

A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep, often symbolic of deeper psychological themes.

Significance

Pertains to the importance, meaning, or worth of something in a given context, often used in statistical analysis to denote non-random results.