And the timeline for brain development isn't the same for everyone. "Some individuals may experience full maturation of their prefrontal cortex earlier or later than the age of 25," Dr. Porter says.

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Their findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, suggest that these memories are stored in the prefrontal cortex, the area covering the front part of the mammalian brain.

This statement is based on the notion that a neurotypical person's prefrontal cortex (the bit of your brain that does the decision-making) isn't fully formed until the age of 25.

Ogelman, R., et al. (2024). Serotonin modulates excitatory synapse maturation in the developing prefrontal cortex. Nature Communications. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45734-w.