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Name the sex hormones. What kinds of changes occur in boys as a result of production of sex hormones? What about girls?
 
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As a result of the development of the ______ prior to the prefrontal cortex, adolescents are generally ruled more by emotion than logic.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
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In boys, there is a more rapid arousal of emotions. Emotions quickly shift to
extremes, too. Boys experience an increase in sexual thoughts and in masturbation.
Girls experience more moderate mood changes as a result of the ebb and flow of
hormones during the menstrual cycle.

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limbic system or amygdala


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