How friendship affects your brain - Shannon Odell
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If it seems like friendships formed in adolescence are particularly special, that's because they are. Childhood, adolescent, and adult friendships all manifest differently in part because the brain works in different ways at those stages of life. During adolescence, there are changes in the way you value, understand, and connect to friends. Shannon Odell explores the neuroscience of friendship.
Some adults feel like it’s harder to make friends when they’re older. What might you give them as scientific evidence to signal that this feeling might be true, based on research?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Shannon Odell
- Director Biljana Labović
- Narrator Alexandra Panzer, Deidre Donovan
- Storyboard Artist Wing Luo
- Animation Supervisor Amarello Rodrigues
- Lead Animator Murilo Jardim, Kaitlyn Carroll
- Art Director Nuri Keli, Daria Filippova
- Composer Weston Fonger, Jarrett Farkas
- Sound Designer Weston Fonger
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Producer Alexandra Zubak
- Associate Producer Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Shannon Odell, Alex Rosenthal
- Expert Consultant Ilanit Gordon
