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Russell Romeo: What Basic Research Says About Stress and the Adolescent Brain

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Dr. Russell Romeo’s work has shown that adolescents are much more vulnerable to the ill effects of stress than adults. But the cause of these effects might not just be chemical; they could stem from the interruption of necessary developmental tasks like social interaction that comes along with chronic stress exposure.

[Source: Child Mind Institute YouTube link]