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Researchers reveal link between adolescent brain and origin of mental health problems

Scientists who mapped the teenage brain have said changes in the brain’s structure during adolescence could help to explain why the first symptoms of mental illness appear before adulthood.

Scientists who mapped the teenage brain have said changes in the brain’s structure during adolescence could help to explain why the first symptoms of mental illness appear before adulthood. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists from the University of Cambridge and University College London looked at the brains of almost 300 individuals aged 14-24 years-old. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the scientists found that the cortex – the outer regions of the brain – thins during adolescence. However, at the same time, levels of myelin – the material which forms an insulating sheath

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