Rebellious Teen? A Brain Area May Hold the Key

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Child development experts are scrutinizing a new study that suggests the size of small, almond-shaped structures in the center of the brain known as the amygdalae may hold the key to how aggressive teens behave toward their parents. But researchers at the University of Melbourne's Orygen Research Center in Australia report that these areas of the brain may have a special link when it comes to teens who regularly fight with their parents.

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