I can see it on "Law & Order" now: "My cortex made me do it"

In an attempt to fill up space, the Dallas Morning News interviewed folks in an attempt to learn why someone like 17-year-old Jennifer Bailey might want to kill her mother. Here's what they came up with:

"But mounting evidence suggests that adolescents are wired differently from adults, said Dr. Phillip Lyons, a criminal justice professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.
He said the prefrontal cortex – the area of the brain that governs impulsivity, long-term planning, and the ability to foresee consequences of actions – takes time to fully develop."