Jensen states, “In other words, the teenager’ amygdalae had signaled danger, but their frontal lobes didn’t respond. Instead, the teens acted in the moment.” (p.61). For example, Jensen informed us about a couple of teenagers who were drinking and thought it was okay to go swimming. When they left the pool they notice that there was one person missing. When they arrived back at the pool they found their friend dead. These teens were not thinking about their consequences when they were under the influence of alcohol. Basically, Jensen is saying teens are finding themselves in dangerous situations, but not knowing what to do. At first glance, teenagers appear to not think before their actions. But on closer inspection that their brain works from
