The Short Answer: Why Do Teens Do What They Do?
Professor Baird demistifies adolescent behavior
The Teen Species
Professor Abigail A. Baird
The Amygdala and Frontal Lobe
Professor Baird discusses fight or flight and self-regulation
When Do Teens Become Adults?
Professor Baird discusses the complex road to adulthood
The Insula
Professor Baird highlights the decision making and significance of visceral responses
Why Do Teenagers Do Stupid Things?
Professor Baird shares findings from her lab
Middle School: The Second Infancy
Professor Baird focuses on the rapid changes that occur in teens
Peer Pressure
Professor Baird shares findings from her lab and reminds us that peer pressure isn't always bad
The Teenage Brain
Professor Baird sits down with fellow Vassar alum Lisa Kudrow to discuss the teenage brain
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Life of the Brain
Check out Professor Baird on National Geographic's hit show Brain Games, where she discusses recent findings in neuroscience and includes a mini study of her own on risk-taking and decision making
Brain Activity in a Dead Salmon?
With growing concerns over reproducibility and ethics in research, the New York Times covers important findings in the field, and also reminds us of Professor Baird’s influential fMRI study on the dead salmon
The Adolescent Brain
Professor Baird sits down with Kayt Sukel of Discover Magazine to discuss her research on all things teen