Boy's brains

[Lilith7]

Came across this really interesting article about the differences in the  brain of young males. Its hardly surprising that they do daft things. 
Worth reading the whole article.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/1285025...to-trouble


ÔÇ£I had his friends carry him inside the house and thought ÔÇÿthat must have been a powerful messageÔÇÖ. It was for the girls, but the boys went back to doing the same stupid s...ÔÇØ

Neuroscientist┬áNathan Wallis┬ásays boysÔÇÖ brains are encouraging them to do just that. While all adolescent brains shut down the frontal cortex, the part that deals with decisions and consequences, in boys that tends to manifest in risk-taking.

ÔÇ£We think thatÔÇÖs a bad thing because it leads to car accidents and stuff but on the other side it leads to innovation and creativity.ÔÇØ

But couple that risk-taking with the fact male brains reach maturity between the ages of 22 and 32, while for females it's between the ages of 18 and 24, and itÔÇÖs no wonder we see them stuffing up all over the place.




Andrew Hopgood puts it a bit differently, though the sentiment is the same.

ÔÇ£Teenagers are literally not all there. That frontal cortex gives us self-discipline and if youÔÇÖre not taught it as a youngster, because your frontal cortex doesnÔÇÖt start developing until your late teens, youÔÇÖre in trouble.ÔÇØ



Walker has been NZÔÇÖs principal youth court judge since 2016 and is quick to point out that although the number of young men he sees in court outweighs that of girls, he doesnÔÇÖt see them as more problematic.

ÔÇ£ThereÔÇÖs a different pathway into their offending and a different pathway out is often required. I donÔÇÖt think we do very well in giving gender-specific programmes.ÔÇØ