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What sex ed doesn’t tell you about your brain - Shannon Odell

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While we often talk about puberty’s effect on the body, what gets overlooked are the fascinating changes that happen in the brain. Puberty, in fact, begins in the brain, and lasts as long as five years. And during this extended process, the brain undergoes its own transformation, thanks to estrogen and testosterone. Shannon Odell details what we know— and still don’t know— about puberty.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Shannon Odell
Director
Biljana Labović
Narrator
Alexandra Panzer, Adrian Dannatt
Storyboard Artist
Wing Luo
Animation Supervisor
Amarello Rodrigues
Lead Animator
Murilo Jardim, Marina Veremeienko
Art Director
Nuri Keli, Vitalii Nebelskyi
Illustrator
Marina Veremeienko
Sound Designer
Weston Fonger
Composer
Weston Fonger
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Producer
Alexandra Zubak
Associate Producer
Abdallah Ewis
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Shannon Odell
Science Consultant
Jane Mendle , Cheryl L. Sisk

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