dr. francis jensen on the recent discoveries on the teenage brain. >> they don't have the ability to analyze the cause-and-effect of actions. they are not as readily acceptable. the connections can't be made as quickly for split-second decision-making.

dr. francis jensen -- francews s jensen. >> the cause and effect of consequences, of actions, are not very to them because the frontal lobe is not at the ready. they are not readily accessible. the connections cannot be made quickly for split-second decision-making. also don't forget, a lot of the hormones are changing in the body of young men and women, and the brain has not seen these yet in life until you hit teenaged years. the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these new hormones that are rolling around, locking onto receptors and synapses of different types. they are trying to -- sort of trial and error. this contributes to this roller coaster kind of experience that we watch as parents. >> sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific on "q&a." >> you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. >> up >> up next panel of historians and museum professionals talk about challenges in presenting women's history to a non-academic audience. they make recommendations and discuss upcoming projects. this roundta

dr. francis jensen on the recent discoveries of the teenage brain. >> they do not have their frontal lobeso actually reason. a cause and effect consequences of actions are not very clear to them because their frontal lobes are not at the ready. they are not as readily accessible. also don't forget a lot of the hormones are changing a lot in the body of young men and women. the brain hasn't seen these yet in life until they hit the teenage years. the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these new hormones that are locking onto receptors and synapses. it contributes to this set of a very roller coaster kind of experience that we watch as parents. >> eight eastern on c-span q&a. >> join us for real america that take you on a journey through the 20th century. a challenge to democracy made in 1944. this document the living conditions of japanese americans in arkansas and wyoming interment camps during world war ii. that is tomorrow at 4 p.m. eastern. >> coming up next, a discussion with the first three asian-american judges in new york. it was part of a program on new york pioneer speed h

dr. francis jensen on the discoveries of the teenage brain. >> they do not have the lobes to reason.e not as readily accessible. they have envelopes, but the connections cannot be made as quickly or slit second decision-making. a lot of the hormones are changing in the body of those young men and women. the brain has not seen these yet in life until you hit teenage years. the brain is trying to learn how to respond hormones and locking onto receptors, sinensis of different types. i think this contributes to a very roller coaster kind of experience that we watch as parents. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> now, a senate armed services committee on national security including the threat of islamic extremism and efforts to combat isis as well as iran and afghanistan. senator ayotte chaired the hearing. this is three hours, 15 minutes. >> the senate armed services committee meets today for its second hearing in a series on global challenges in u.s. national security. chairman mccain was invited to join the delegation the funeral of the king of saudi arabia. he asked that i

dr. francis jensen on the recent discoveries about the teenage brain. >> they don't have their frontal lobes to actual reason, the cause and effect of consequences of actions are not very clear to them because their frontal lobes are not at the ready. they're not readily accessible. they have frontal lobes but the connections can't be made as quickly for split-second decision-making. and don't forget the level of hormones are changing in the bodies of young men and women and the brain hasn't seen this yet in life until you hit teenage years. so the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these new hormones that are rolling around and actually locking on to receptors and synapses of different types. so it's trial and error. i think that this contributes to this very roller coaster kind of experience that we watch as parents. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q & a. >> next congressman jeff dunkon of south carolina discusses his proposal to energy exploration and production. he spoke at the conservative policy summit earlier this month. this is 45 minutes. >>> everyone

dr. francis jensen about recent discoveries on the teenage brain. >> they don't have their frontal lobe area to region. the action and consequences are not very clear to them because their frontal lobes are not readily accessible. they have frontal lobes. it's just that connections can't be made as quickly for split-second decision making. and don't forget, the mother moneys are changing in the body of both young men and women. and the brain hasn't seen these yet in life until you hit teenage years. so, the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these new hormones running around, and trying to lock onto sinynapses so it's trial and error. this contributes to the roller coaster kind of experience that we watch as parents. >> sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo proposed a $142 billion budget in his state of the state address. it includes new investments in education, infrastructure and tax cuts for homeowners and small businesses.>> thank >> thank you.ch. thank you. all thank you. you thank you very very much. happy new year to all

dr. francis jensen on the recent discoveries about the teenaged brain. >> this don't have the frontal lobes to actually reason. the cuss and effect of consequences, of actions are not very clear to them because their frontal lobes are not at the ready. they are not as readily accessible. they have frontal lobes just not that the connections cab connections can't be made as quickly. and also a lot of the hormones are changing a lot in the body of young men and women and the brain hasn't seen these yet in life until you hit teenaged years so the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these new hormones rolling around and locking on to receptors and is synapses of different types and contributes to the roller coster rollercoaster kind of experience that we windchill as parents. >> sunday night at -- we watch as parents. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. >> president obama's pick to be the next u.s. attorney general loretta lynch testified at her confirmation hearing before the senate judiciary. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >> good morning. i welcome everyone

dr. francis jensen on the recent discoveries about a teenage parade. >> they do not have the frontal lobes to reason, cause and effect consequences of actions are not very clear to them because the frontal lobe are not at the ready. they have frontal loads not just the connections cannot be made as quickly for split-second decision-making. do not forget a lot about our malls are changing in the body of the young men and women. the brain has not seem these yet in life until you hit teenage years. the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these new hormones rolling around and locking onto receptors, different types. they are -- and his trial and error. this contributes to health every roller coaster experience -- and this contributes to this very roller coaster experience we witness as parents. >> more from attorney general nominee loretta lynch's confirmation hearing at the senate judiciary committee. she is question of why north carolina senator thom tillis. -- questioned by north carolina senator thom tillis. >> just as soon as the room quiets, i'm going to recognize the senator. i t

dr. francis jensen on the recent discoveries about the teenage brain. >> they do not have their frontal lobesason. the consequences of actions are not clear to them. the frontal lobes are not as readily accessible. the connections cannot be made as quickly for split-second decision-making. a lot of the hormones are changing a lot in the body of those young men and women. the brain has not seen these yet in life, until you hit teenage years. the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these no home or on's -- new hormones rolling around. it is sort of trial and error. i think that this contributes to the sort of very roller coaster experience that we watch as parents. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern. and pacific. >> " washington journal" continues. host: if you think increasing trade for the united states with other countries is good for america, here is how you can give us a call. you may disagree as well. give us a call. according to the trade association of the government, when it comes to 2013, when it came to imports, $2.7 billion worth of imports. $2.2 billion worth of exports taking

dr. francis jensen on the recent discoveries about the teenage brain. >> they don't have their frontal lobes to actually reason, cause and effects, consequences of actions are not very clear to them because their frontal lobes are not at the ready. they are not as readily accessible. they have frontal lobes but connections cannot be made as quickly for split-second decision-making. also, do not forget, a lot of hormones are changing a lot in the body of those young men and women. b brain has not seen these yet in life until you hit teenage years, so the brain is trying to learn how to respond to these new hormones that are rolling around and locking onto receptors, the synapses of different types, so they are trying to -- it is sort of trial and error, and i think this contributes to this very roller coaster kind of experience that we watch as parents. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> join american history tv on sunday as we take a tour of the clara barton national historic site. clara barton founded the american red cross following the civil war and relocate