The Impact of Addiction on the Child’s Brain
Summary - Like a bonzai tree there are times when the brain is developing and malleable. - The brain begins development in the first trimester and continues until age 24. - During adolescence different parts of the brain develop at different times (di
Counselor Toolbox Podcast with DocSnipes · Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes
October 9, 202048m 19s
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Summary
- Like a bonzai tree there are times when the brain is developing and malleable.
- The brain begins development in the first trimester and continues until age 24.
- During adolescence different parts of the brain develop at different times (different branches of the tree)
- An insult to the immature brain can cause much more dramatic changes because of its malleability (sapling vs. hardened branch)
- All drugs appear to alter parts of the brain associated with learning, memory, emotion regulation, planning and problem solving and impulse control.
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