High levels of caffeine have been associated with brain development issues, particularly acute in pubescent brain development. You are correct on the “moderation” bit. A little pick-me up isn’t going to kill you. A 12 year old shotgunning a Monster every day for breakfast can impede the development of executive function regions of the prefrontal cortex.
High levels of caffeine have been associated with brain development issues, particularly acute in pubescent brain development. You are correct on the “moderation” bit. A little pick-me up isn’t going to kill you. A 12 year old shotgunning a Monster every day for breakfast can impede the development of executive function regions of the prefrontal cortex.
Which part of the brain controls critical thinking and empathy ?
Critical thinking is prefrontal cortex. Empathy is mostly amygdala, which matures more in late teens early 20s.