Insight Into the Teenage Brain: Risk vs. Reward

Aptos Parent Lecture Series

Thursday, February 5, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. (doors open @ 6:15 p.m.) Aptos High School Performing Arts Center 100 Mariner Way, Aptos

Adriana Galvan, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Brain Research Institute of University of California, Los Angeles where she is the Director and Principal Investigator of the Developmental Neuroscience Laboratory. Dr. Galvan’s expertise is in adolescent brain development.

Insight into the Teenage Brain, Dr. Galvan will discuss her research that aims to uncover the neurobiology underlying characteristic teenage behavior, such as risk-taking, exploration and thrill seeking.

Her goal is to better understand the opportunities and vulnerabilities that accompany adolescent brain and behavioral development and will present findings for parents and students.  She will also include her most recent research about the impact of sleep deprivation in teenage brain development.

Aptos High School, along with Pacific Collegiate School, is committed to bringing educational presentations for our school communities to support well balanced and healthy teen development.

Donna Townsend, Parent Lecture Series Coordinator said, “This 2nd in the series will focus on teen brain development specific to risk taking versus reward and we are excited to bring Dr. Galvan to speak on the topic.”

The first in the series was Parenting for Authentic Success, with Madeline Levine, Ph.D. co-founder of Challenge Success, a project of the Stanford Graduate School of Education.  Dr. Levine spoke to a full house about the current paradigm of education success and ways to support authentic academic achievements

Join your school community for this second in the Parent Lecture Series sponsored by Aptos High School and Pacific Collegiate School. The evening will be a rich and relevant conversation with insight into your teen’s world and ways to better understand this important developmental phase.

•••

$10 Admission — Tickets available www.aptos.seatyourself.biz and at the door. Limited complimentary seating for Aptos HS and Pacific Collegiate HS Students

Dr. Galvan will present a student assembly talk at AHS and PCS on Thursday, 2/5/15 during the school day.