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The human brain is a miraculous organ. It regulates thought, memory, judgment, personal identity, and other aspects of what is commonly called mind. It also regulates aspects of the body—including body temperature, blood pressure, and the activity of internal organs—to help the body respond to its environment and to maintain the body’s health. In fact, the brain is considered so central to human well-being and survival that the death of the brain is considered in many parts of the world to be equal legally to the death of the person.

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The Brain by Carla Mooney; Tom Casteel (Illustrator)
Call Number: 573.8 MOO
ISBN: 9781619302747
Publication Date: 2015-07-14
Looks at the brain, including how it effects behavior, what elements affect it, and its anatomy and functions.
The Owner's Manual for Driving Your Adolescent Brain by JoAnn Deak; Terrence Deak; Freya Harrison (Illustrator)
Call Number: 612.8 DEA
ISBN: 9781619891067
Publication Date: 2013-11-25
This is an EBOOK! Explains how the human brain functions and changes during adolescence and offers tips on how to deal with chaning thoughts and emotions during puberty.
Your Changing Brain by Jeff Szpirglas; Danielle Saint-Onge
Call Number: 612.8 SZP
ISBN: 9780778734994
Publication Date: 2017-09-15
"The first few years of life were thought to be the most important in brain development. With the aid of modern brain-imaging technologies, we now know the brain undergoes a substantial remodeling process during adolescence. . . . Readers . . . learn how areas of the brain related to decision-making, planning and goal setting, impulse control, and social interactions are affected by this process of change. They will also discover that personal choices, experiences, and environment play a pivotal role in adolescent brain development. Strategies help readers build emotional intelligence, manage stress, and adopt a proactive, mindful approach to minimize vulnerabilities and maximize their potential for positive personal development during adolescence"--
What Goes on in My Head? by Robert Winston
Call Number: 612.8 WIN
ISBN: 9781465417473
Publication Date: 2016-01-19
"Join Robert Winston on a mission around the mind to explore the most miraculous and complex organ in the human body. Get your head around the brain's intricate anatomy, and understand how it creates your emotions, behavior, memory, and personality. From taste to telepathy, learn how your brain controls everything you do and who you are"--Back cover.

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Adolescent brain development
Information about the adolescent brain and what teenagers need to flourish. From the Paediatric Society of New Zealand.
Adolescent brain development
Adolescent brain development from the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Brain
Learn about the brain in a video from BrainPop.
The brain's growth and development
Learn about the brain's growth and development from Kids Discover.
Brain and spinal cord
How the brain works from the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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