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A member asked:

Please let me know if there is a part of your brain that doesn't develop until you're at least eighteen years old?

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Dr. James Goodrich answered

Brain development: By the age of 18 your brain is fully developed from an anatomical point of view.

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Answered 1/31/2014

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