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Adolescence shouldn't be viewed as a time of dysfunction, says neuroscientist Jennifer Pfeiffer.

But rather, we should think of it as a peak period of brain development

and growth. In her talk, Jennifer shares why she thinks it's time to flip the script and recognize

that young people are acting exactly as they're wired to when they're teens and are capable of

far more than we've been led to believe.

I study adults and brains for a living. I also study their hormones, social lives, and mental health.

But first I fell in love with their brains.

Unfortunately, the story we tell about adolescence isn't so amazing.

We have, as a society, a long history of judging young people,

underestimating them, we launch full-blown moral panics

with every trend they set and technology they embrace. That sets up bad expectations where nobody wins.

So, my mission is to use science

to help change society's narrative.

Think about it.

Right now, the story we tell about adolescence

is they're too anxious, too depressed,

obsessed with their phones and full of FOMO.

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