End of Adolescence
Gloria Ligon
August 3, 2026
The speaker discusses identity and maturing, both of which the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is involved in developing. As the PFC develops through adolescence, it increasingly affects executive functions like decision-making. During adolescence, individuals also experience more frequent synaptic reorganization and brain connectivity.
Pairing Written By: Marianne Tzeng
Do you know where I am?
Do you know where I have gone to?
Somewhere between the folds,
The wrinkles of my developed brain,
The little girl has been lost.
Oh how dearly I miss her!
So bright and full of life.
She’s taken it all with her.
How will I move on?
How can I survive in the absence of her?
Please come back.
Don’t leave me in these somber memories;
A burial ground of my childhood.
Will I ever see you again?
Must I truly discover who I am without you?