[The era of the axolotls: speculations regarding the neurobiological modifications during the adolescence].
The article summarizes a number of recent findings about the brain changes which take place during the adolescence and the youth, their relations with their behavior and some questions are formulated with regard to the deepening of these hypothesis.
Triskier
Fabián J
FJ
Médico Psiquiatra, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. fabiant@jdcla.org
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008550:Melatonin / Q000378:metabolism; D019365:Metaphor; D009446:Neurobiology; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000502:physiology; D012919:Social Behavior
D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D008550:Melatonin