Inventing Ourselves

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The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain

By Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

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Inventing Ourselves by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explores the fascinating developments in neuroscience concerning the adolescent brain. The book delves into how changes in brain structure and function during adolescence profoundly impact behaviour, identity, and society, offering insights into the scientific and practical understanding of this crucial life stage. It's an enlightening examination of how teenagers' brains work and why they think and act the way they do.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by the science of adolescence and want to understand how the teenage brain develops. It explores the changes happening in young minds, offering insights into behaviour and decision-making. This book could appeal to parents, educators, or anyone fascinated by neuroscience and the profound impact it has on shaping our identity.

Inventing Ourselves

Winner of the 2020 British Psychological Society Popular Science Prize
Winner of the 2018 Royal Society Science Book Prize.
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Up to the minute brain science from a world class scientist.

Winner of the 2018 Royal Society Science Book Prize. Up to the minute brain science from a world class scientist. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains how the adolescent brain transforms as it develops and shapes the adults we become.

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Inventing Ourselves by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is the winner of the 2020 British Psychological Society Popular Science Prize and the 2018 Royal Society Science Book Prize. This book offers up-to-the-minute brain science from a world-class scientist.

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore provides an exploration of how the adolescent brain transforms as it develops, shaping the adults we become. As Professor Robert Winston remarked, 'Beautifully written with clarity, expertise and honesty about the most important subject for all of us. I couldn't put it down.'

Drawing upon her cutting-edge research, Professor Blakemore explores several fascinating questions:

What makes the adolescent brain different?
Why does an easy child become a challenging teenager?
What drives the excessive risk-taking and the need for intense friendships common to teenagers?
Why do many mental illnesses such as depression, addiction, and schizophrenia begin during these formative years?

She shows that while adolescence is a period of vulnerability, it is also a time of enormous creativity and opportunity.

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Inventing Ourselves by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is praised for its engaging and accessible exploration of the teenage brain, offering insights for both specialists and the general public. The book combines scientific depth with compelling storytelling, debunking myths about adolescent behaviour and presenting a thoughtful analysis of how teenagers develop. Readers appreciate Blakemore's ability to explain complex scientific concepts clearly and personally, making it a must-read for anyone interested in understanding adolescence, whether from an educational, parental, or personal perspective.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784161347

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 March 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Black Swan

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 181g

Pages: 256

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Science & Nature Young Adult

About the Author

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is Professor in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. She has published over 180 papers in scientific journals, and won multiple major awards for her research, including the British Psychological Society Spearman Medal 2006, the Turin Young Mind & Brain Prize 2013, the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award 2013 and the Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize 2015. She was named in The Times Young Female Power List 2014 and was one of only four scientists on the Sunday Times 100 Makers of the 21st Century 2014. She is a Fellow of the British Academy. Professor Blakemore has two sons and lives in Hertfordshire. Inventing Ourselves is her first solo book and is the winner of the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2018.