Change Your Mind with New Scientist — Q&A special: When do you really become an adult? Plus booze, bad sleep and more

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Q&A special: When do you really become an adult? Plus booze, bad sleep and more

Change Your Mind with New Scientist · 10

Does your brain really stop developing at 25? How much damage does a bad night's sleep actually do? And if you stop drinking alcohol, can your brain recover? In this special listener Q&A, Cat de Lange and Helen Thomson wrap up the first series of Change Your Mind with New Scientist by tackling your questions. Drawing…

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