Source # 7

Source # 7- Brain Not Fully Developed Until age 25

Summary-

            This source was a small article and fact list compiled by Kristen Rollin to address the issue of when the brain is fully developed. It almost appears to be a running blog that she posts different facts onto about the topic. I found this online when I needed to find out at what age the brain is done developing. This article discusses the issues that arise when we do not fully understand when the brain is done growing. She tells us that studies show the brain is finally done growing when we are 25 years old. She gives brief detail on what the last part is to develop, and strangely enough it is the part that affects our decision making skills. This part is the final lobe to develop causing young people to make bad choices, in an indirect way, that is.

Evaluation-

            Although this source is not tied to a specific higher education institution or magazine, her article informs us of important information about the brain and human mindset while developing. The source was not biased one way or the other, she managed to stay in the middle of the topic of drinking and driving and the dangers of young people doing so because of the lack of development. She uses sources from fellow colleges, MSNBC, and even the Yale University Hospital. Various points are represented and provide enough information for me to find exactly what I was looking for with a relationship between drunk driving, and the development of the brain.  

Source-

Rollins, Kristen. "Brain Not Developed until 25." Academic.marist.edu. 30 Mar. 2011.

Web. 15 Apr. 2012.