Question

Xavier, age 16, invites a group of his high school friends to swim in a neighbor's pool late at night while that neighbor is away. They climb the fence and jump in, playing wildly and loudly in the water. Just a few minutes later, the police arrive. How does adolescent brain development help explain Xavier's poor decision making

Answer 1

Their frontal lobe that helps in understanding consequences and decision making is not fully developed until 25