16 year olds party on

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Originally Posted by 9th Engineer

Do a little research of your own and you'll soon see that this isn't just a single paper I'm talking about, but you would also know that if you've ever actually read Scientific American. The idea of teenagers being immature in any neurological sense is a very recent phenomenon based far more on parents needing something to assuage their own feelings of frustration then on any sort of hard evidence. Historical and sociological data also points overwhelmingly towards a mental maturity date far younger then most people have led themselves to believe.
Follow the science if you want any sort of real answer...or delude yourself and sit in a dark room if you prefer.

mental maturity is not the same as emotional maturity.

that said, this thread is now toast because the original article is no longer available.

But I see it cam from the Daily Mail. Was it about Brit teens going nuts? Because you cannot compare the behaviour of Brit teens and American teens. The cultural differences are too big. Not that that makes bad behaviour OK, but is seems like the American teens here are defending themselves against something they could never be. (thankfully)