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“Raising Cain”, the prefrontal cortex, and pretend violence…

I was recently watching a wonderful PBS documentary based on the book "Raising Cain," and was struck by a particular comment.  The narrator quotes current brain research that finds that the pre-frontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls impulse control, isn't fully developed at age 18.  (More on the pre-frontal cortex here.)This is such a good message for [...]

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