“How does stress affect a teenager’s brain?”
Science Nation – April 2, 2014

With support from the National Science Foundation, UCLA Psychologist Adriana Galvan is investigating the effects of daily stress on a teen’s cognition and brain function. She is monitoring the daily stress of teens by having them carry a personal digital device that provides daily measures of stress over two weeks. She is also scanning their brains and measuring their stress hormone levels. By taking this multi-method approach, Galvan is learning how daily stress influences cognitive neurodevelopment in teens.