BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Harvard Law School//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Harvard Law School - Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hls.harvard.edu/calendar/ X-WR-CALDESC:Harvard Law School - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250325T1518Z-1742915898.3354-EO-696225-1@10.73.9.11 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260520T023112Z CREATED:20250325T143050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T143050Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T122000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250408T132000 SUMMARY: The Evolutionary Purpose of Adolescent Vulnerability: Decoding and Depathologizing Adolescent Neurobiology and Behavior DESCRIPTION: Adolescents- human and animal alike- take risks\, challenge au thority\, and navigate social hierarchies as part of their development. In  Wildhood\, Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz explores how these behaviors are biologically ingrained and essential for survival. This event will examine how evolutionary biology supports the Supreme Court’s “Children Are Differe nt” jurisprudence\, reinforcing why adolescent decision-making should be un derstood through science rather […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Adolescents- hu man and animal alike- take risks\, challenge authority\, and navigate socia l hierarchies as part of their development. In Wildhood\, Dr. Barb ara Natterson-Horowitz explores how these behaviors are biologically ingrai ned and essential for survival. This event will examine how evolutionary bi ology supports the Supreme Court’s “Children Are Different” jurisprudence\, reinforcing why adolescent decision-making should be understood through sc ience rather than punishment. Researcher\, physician\, and author Dr. Barba ra Natterson-Horowitz will discuss Wildhood. Marsha Levick\, Esq.\ , Chief Legal Officer and co-founder of Juvenile Law Center will connect th is groundbreaking research to legal questions around juvenile confessions\, Miranda rights\, and competence to stand trial. Join us for a compelling c onversation at the intersection of law and biology.

CATEGORIES:Discussion,Speaker/Panel ORGANIZER;CN="Lisa Gorelik":MAILTO:lgorelik@law.harvard.edu URL;VALUE=URI:https://hls.harvard.edu/events/the-evolutionary-purpose-of-ad olescent-vulnerability-decoding-and-depathologizing-adolescent-neurobiology -and-behavior/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WCC-screen-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20250309T070000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR