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- Recent research highlights a significant rise in knowledge about how the brain develops during adolescence, particularly in terms of structure and function.
- The review focuses on how puberty affects brain changes, including variations in brain connectivity and fMRI results, indicating that puberty plays a key role in neural development.
- Although there are mixed findings on puberty's impact, the review identifies gaps in existing studies and suggests future research directions to better understand these complexities.
Article Abstract
Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in our understanding of structural and functional brain development in adolescence. However, understanding the role of puberty in this process has received much less attention. This review examines this relationship by summarizing recent research studies where the role of puberty was investigated in relation to brain structure, connectivity, and task-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The studies together suggest that puberty may contribute to adolescent neural reorganization and maturational advancement, and sex differences also emerge in puberty. The current body of work shows some mixed results regarding impact and exact direction of pubertal influence. We discuss several limitations of current studies and propose future directions on how to move the field forward.
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