It's just the way their brains are wired.
The latest in a series of research findings has increased speculation that "some of the more immature aspects of adolescent behaviour" may be a result of the lack of maturity of some parts of the frontal lobes of their brains. So says a team of scientists who have been scanning teenage heads with magnetic resonance imaging and watching them grow.
Kate Figes, journalist and author of teenage guides, was quoted as saying the insight will assist our understanding of why teenagers can be sensitive and irrational. Explanations for adult irrationality are not yet available, apparently.
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