@article{blakemore_developing_2010, title = {The Developing Social Brain: Implications for Education}, author = {Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne}, journal = {Neuron}, year = {2010}, volume = {65}, pages = {744--747}, number = {6}, month = {#mar#}, keywords = {prea2k30}, doi = {10.1016/j.neuron.2010.03.004}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089662731000173X}, abstract = {This paper discusses the development of the human social brain. First, I will argue that social cognition is uniquely important and describe evidence that social interaction plays a critical role in early brain development. I will then discuss recent research demonstrating that the social brain undergoes protracted development and that adolescence in particular represents a period of reorganization of the social brain. Finally, I will attempt to draw out potential implications of this new research for education policy and for human wellbeing.} }