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The Lens of Neuropsychology: The Adolescent Brain

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A Closer Look at Juvenile Homicide

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Examination of the brain and behavior connection is critical in the context of juvenile homicide

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Hernandez, K.A., Ferguson, S., Kennedy, T.D. (2020). The Lens of Neuropsychology: The Adolescent Brain. In: A Closer Look at Juvenile Homicide. SpringerBriefs in Psychology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38168-4_5

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