Jay Giedd Quotes

Yes, the brain of a 16-year-old is different than the brain of a 25-year-old. But what should that mean for the judicial system or other systems? I think that it's just too great of a leap at this point.

- Jay Giedd

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Sometimes we give up on kids early and feel that they are already doomed for certain fates, but from the biological perspective there are still lots and lots of opportunities for change during the teen years. - Jay Giedd

Yes, the brain of a 16-year-old is different than the brain of a 25-year-old. But what should that mean for the judicial system or other systems? I think that it's just too great of a leap at this point. - Jay Giedd

I have been waiting for my work in the lab to affect my job on the weekend, when I practice as a child psychiatrist. It hasn't happened. In this field, every year you hear, 'Oh, it's more complicated than we thought.' Well, you hear that for 10 years, and you start to see a pattern. - Jay Giedd