Adolescence is a period of dramatic neural reorganization creating a period of vulnerability
and the possibility for the development of psychopathology. The maturation of various neural
circuits during adolescence depends, to a large degree, on one's experiences both physical
and psychosocial. This occurs through a process of plasticity which is the structural and
functional adaptation of the nervous system in response to environmental demands,
physiological changes and experiences. During adolescence, this adaptation proceeds …