Frances Jensen

Neuroscientist and Author

Frances Jensen is chair of the Department of Neurology at the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of the book "The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults," and the mother of two former teenagers.

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Works
Image of The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults
Interviews
Teen brain Learning Machines: The Wired Teenage Brain

If teens have trouble remembering where they put their homework, how are they going to marshal a legislative agenda? On the other hand, maybe teens have mental advantages adults don’t. Steve Paulson asked neuroscientist Frances Jensen to weigh in.
Shows
Teens march in Madison on March 14, 2018 What Can We Learn From Teenagers?