The secret life of the teenage brain - Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

This talk was presented at the 2020 BNA Festive Symposium, "The seven ages of (hu)man", exploring the neuroscience of ageing through the lifespan. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and co-director of the Wellcome Trust PhD Programme in Neuroscience at University College London. Sarah-Jayne’s research covers the development of social cognition and decision-making during human adolescence. The BNA Festive Symposium is one of the most popular events in the neuroscience calendar, with a reputation for lively and inclusive programmes which attract people interested in neuroscience across all stages of their career. The 2020 Festive symposium marked the launch of The BNA’s annual theme for 2021: The neuroscience of ageing. Taking inspiration from Shakespeare’s famous passage from, “All the world’s a stage”, the programme featured talks across all stages of the lifespan, covering changes to the maternal brain, neurodevelopmental disorders, the adolescent brain, super-agers and more.