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Myelination and the Teenage Brain: Protecting the Masterpiece
Myelination slowly progresses from the back to the front of the brain, completing at around age 25. During this crucial period, teenagers often consume unhealthy food and engage in activities like marijuana use and heavy drinking, which can harm brain development. While there are ways to repair the damage, it's like damaging the most beautiful building in the neighborhood. To my teenage patients, I ask if they would ever feed a million dollar resource junk food, get it stoned, or drunk. The answer is clear: they are worth so much more.
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