{"product_id":"inventing-ourselves-the-secret-life-of-the-teenage-brain","title":"Inventing Ourselves : The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2020 British Psychological Society Popular Science Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 Royal Society Science Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e ........................................................................................\u003cbr\u003e Up to the minute brain science from a world class scientist. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains how the adolescent brain transforms as it develops and shapes the adults we become. 'Beautifully written with clarity, expertise and honesty about the most important subject for all of us. I couldn't put it down.' - Professor Robert Winston\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drawing upon her cutting-edge research Professor Blakemore explores-\u003cbr\u003e What makes the adolescent brain different?\u003cbr\u003e Why does an easy child become a challenging teenager?\u003cbr\u003e What drives the excessive risk-taking and the need for intense friendships common to teenagers?\u003cbr\u003e Why it is that many mental illnesses - depression, addiction, schizophrenia - begin during these formative years.\u003cbr\u003e And she shows that while adolescence is a period of vulnerability, it is also a time of enormous creativity and opportunity.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Inventing Ourselves : The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain","offer_id":45365519188165,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-78416-134-7.jpg?v=1763453197","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/inventing-ourselves-the-secret-life-of-the-teenage-brain","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}