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At only 2.71 pounds, the brain of Albert Einstein, indisputably one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century, was slightly underweight. But recent studies also show that Einstein had more connections per gram of brain matter than the average person.

Why are adults less susceptible to the effect of all this stimulation? In 2007, researchers at the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center reported that the hormone tetrahydropregnanolone (THP), usually released in response to stress to modulate anxiety, has a reverse effect in adolescents, raising anxiety instead of tamping it down.

adolescence is a time of increased response to stress, which may in part be why anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, typically arise during puberty.

What you don’t want to do is ridicule, or be judgmental or disapproving or dismissive.

Try not to focus on winning the battles when you should be winning the war.