Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is a respected neuroscientist and professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London.

Her research focuses on the development of the adolescent brain, a field she has helped pioneer.

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is known for her work using brain imaging techniques to study how the teenage brain changes and matures.

She has published numerous scientific papers and given popular talks, including a widely-viewed TED talk, on adolescent neuroscience.

Blakemore's work aims to better understand typical and atypical brain development during the crucial teenage years.

She takes a careful, evidence-based approach while making complex neuroscience accessible to general audiences through her writing and speaking.