Thread: Stuff - Good article about teenage shooters

Interesting article - some selective commentary from so called experts.

Are young persons of the same age also eligible to obtain a NZ drivers license ?

She explains that a 16-year-old's prefrontal cortex, which is the part responsible for decision making, has a long way to becoming fully developed. Teenagers are also still developing the capacity to regulate their own emotions, developing the capacity to have empathy and they are more prone to experience negative feelings than the average adult, and they feel those feelings way more intensely.