Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain Free Audiobook Download by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

"The teenage brain is not just more active or somehow more powerful," Dr. Siegel tells us. "It isn't the cause of our problems, but the solution."

In his book, Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain, Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., draws on every-day examples to illustrate how the teen brain is unique and special. Dr. Siegel shares his personal views on what it means to be human, why adolescence is a period of neuroplasticity (i.e., "brainstorm"), and why understanding this stage of life can be the key to unlocking our capacity for love, truth-seeking, creativity, self-awareness, empathy, and more.

"As I saw it, the teenage brain is really like a wild treasure hunt. It consists of so many rich resources that can be unleashed and used in any number of ways. The emotions, self-awareness, creativity, and spontaneity are just some examples of where these rich resources can lead."

In this inspiring audiobook, Dr. Daniel J. Siegel attempts to explain the purpose of the teenage brain, as well as its power and potential. He begins by explaining that the adolescent brain is at its most plastic, in that it can create new neural pathways quickly and easily in response to new experiences. This is a time of intense exploration and discovery, both academically and emotionally, where the teenage brain "flows like a river" through its explorations of the world around it.

The teenage brain is a powerful and complicated machine. And it's in this state of perpetual flux that today's teenagers are most alive, and most able to innovate. The book is divided into three sections: "The Mind Set," "The Brain," and "The Self."

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain is a thorough how-to manual on the teenage brain. It is the first work ever to provide an in-depth, scientific analysis of what adolescent brains are actually doing. In addition to describing how and why teenagers think, feel, and act as they do, it contains an extraordinary amount of information about teenage habits, such as eating disorders, substance abuse and addiction, sleep problems, bullying tendencies, and more.