> 2. their data do little to pick apart the nature vs nurture issues that may rule such changes...only supporting the conclusion that at 18 something is still rewiring your brain.
No one doubts that your brain goes through changes as you grow up. The nature vs. nurture question is
whether this *has* to happen at a fixed age such as 18, or is it a function of how you are brought up.
Example: In Quebec the drinking age is a loosely enforced 18. Consequence: most people that age are
much more grown up about their alcoholic consumption.
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No one doubts that your brain goes through changes as you grow up. The nature vs. nurture question is whether this *has* to happen at a fixed age such as 18, or is it a function of how you are brought up.
Example: In Quebec the drinking age is a loosely enforced 18. Consequence: most people that age are much more grown up about their alcoholic consumption.