Re “Return to the Teenage Brain” by Richard Friedman shows the ability of the adolescent brain. The idea that during critical periods of brain development, the neural circuits are being sculpted and are sensitive to change. During brain development, we can learn and adapt more efficiently. Once the brain passses through its formative years…

Letters to the Editors

“Return to the Teenage Brain”, by Richard A. Friedman is about the research being done to better the brains star of thinking and to help possibly cure mental illnesses. Making a pill to bring the brain back to teenager state of thinking, however, may not be a good idea. The brain grows…

Letter to editor: Return To The Teenage Brain

Richard A. Friedman’s editorial “Return To The Teenage Brain” describes the brain’s increased ability to learn through what is called neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the brain’s increased ability to create habits and generally shape the structure…

Response to Return to The Teenage Brain

In Richard Freidman’s article “Return to The Teenage Brain” written on the effects of neuroplasticity, Freidman points out the rewards and the possible consequences of research in this field. I agree because while there are many rewards, we need to be careful so that we are not left of…

Letter to the Editor

Mr. Friedman, you recently wrote and posted an article, “Return to the Teenage Brain” on October 8th of 2016. Within the Article you seem to pose several “we might”, “potentially”, and “Possibilities” rather than actually facts or statistics. Many people may arguably wish that they could…