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L Wilbrecht

@WilbrechtL

Professor and neuroscientist at UC Berkeley
Joined July 2022
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L Wilbrecht @WilbrechtL
Juliet Davidow @learning_brain and I spent some time thinking about adolescent strengths and circuits that support adolescent skill learning, long term goal formation, even possibly a sense of purpose. What drives adolescents to explore and where do they store what they learn?
Nature Rev Neurosci @NatRevNeurosci Jan 24, 2024
Goal-directed learning in adolescence: neurocognitive development and contextual influences — a Review by Linda Wilbrecht & Juliet Y. Davidow

go.nature.com/48LA9mw

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It’s thought provoking to stop and think what is adolescence for? and where do adolescents excel? What have we needed to learn to transition to independence and then adulthood in our communities? How does our biology support this transition?
New Scientist Verified account @newscientist Feb 20, 2024
Most animals fly the nest soon after puberty, without the prolonged adolescence that we humans have. Recent research looking at teenage brains has revealed a hidden evolutionary advantage. newscientist.com/article/mg2613…
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Did you know that female, not male, chimpanzees and bonobos disperse to other troops during adolescence? What does this mean for humans? Listen to Rachna explain more about teen age behaviors in animals.
UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent @CDA_Adolescence Jan 5, 2023
In our latest #AdaptivityPodcast episode, @rachnare joins us to discuss how field studies of #adolescence across the animal kingdom can help us better understand aspects of our own human adolescence. Listen today! 🎧🎙ow.ly/LpB050MjpJH
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