Fear prompts teens to act impulsively
Brain activity may help explain why crime peaks during teen years
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In an experiment, young people were told not to press a button when they encountered a face on a computer screen wearing a threatening expression (like the one on this man’s face). Yet many older teens hit the button anyway, a hint that they were less frightened by the implied threat — and perhaps more ready to take it on.
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