The Teen Brain Book: Who and What Are You

by Carlson, Dale

• ISBN13: 9781884158292
• ISBN10: 1884158293
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Atlasbooks Dist Serv

Summary

The first brain science book for teens that not only shows how the teen brain develops, how the brain circuits work, how genetic and environmental influences shape the development of the self, but how to rewire the circuits.

Author Biography

Dale Carlson, author of over 70 books, translated into 11 languages, has earned 3 ALA Notable Book Awards, the Christopher Award, YALSA Quick Picks, VOYA Honor Book, 2 NY Library Best Books for Teens, ForeWord Braonze Book of the Year, J. Lit Guild, International BOMC.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
SECTION ONE MIND-BRAIN: HOW WE WORK
1. Who Am I? What Am I? Am I?	3	(11)
The Brain's Best Kept Secret-How It Creates a Self
2. What Do I Do with My Life?	14	(12)
How Do I Find Out?-Who's Got the Map?-What's My Story
3. What's Your Story?	26	(15)
The Wiring and Rewiring of Three Teens
4. Am I Really Free?	41	(18)
Or Am I Just a Program, and, If so, Hard-Wired or Software?-How Learning and Memory Work
5. Am I Unique, or Like Everyone Else?	59	(19)
More Teen Stories
6. Brains and Behavior	78	(19)
Talents and I.Q.-Personality and Problems-The Problems of Misfits
7. All Human Beings Feel Lonely and Scared	97	(19)
Some are Damaged-Some are Mentally Ill-More Teen Stories
SECTION TWO HUMAN NATURE: HOW WE GOT THIS WAY
8. Why We Behave as We Do: Ages and Stages-Brain Parts and Maps	116	(17)
How Our Brain Circuits Get Wired-Genes and Environment
9. Evolutionary Psychology: Evolution and Your Brain	133	(14)
How Mental and Behavior Patterns Evolve-Use It or Lose It-The Developing Self
10. Sociobiology, Social Psychology	147	(11)
How and Why Your Family, Group, Society Behave-Why Is Homo Sapiens, Like Nature in General, Such a Seemingly Nasty Business?
11. Neuroscience: Our Adaptable Brains	158	(12)
Intelligence-Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, Cyborgs, Robots, and You-We Can Make Conscious Intellects, not Intelligence
SECTION THREE BRAINS AND BEHAVIOR: THE SCIENCE OF CHANGE
12. Intelligence Affects Your Conditioning	170	(10)
The Developing Teen Self Is not Set in Cement-What You Don't Like, Rewire
13. Tools for Change: Self-Knowledge Changes Behavior	180	(11)
Attention-Inventories-Journals-Sharing-Dialogues-Meditation-Action: Living Your Own Principles
Bibliography and Suggested Reading	191	(7)
Brain Science Web Sites with Links	198	(2)
Glossary of Science Terms	200	(9)
Index	209