Adolescence lasts into 30s – the brain fundamentally changes at four ages, study shows

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By Claudia Tanner

Neuroscientists have identified four critical ages in the average human life when the brain's structural organisation fundamentally shifts.

This occurs around ages nine, 32, 66, and 83, according to the groundbreaking study by the University of Cambridge which suggests adolescence lasts into our 30s.