What is the author's purpose for writing the article, "What Teenage Brains Can Teach Us About Thinking Creatively?"

A. To illustrate that adolescents have contributed more to society than the get credit for.
B. To explain how many past beliefs about teen neurology have been disproven.
C. To explain how neurology can help adults teach, relate to, and learn better from teens.
D. To illustrate that many common adolescents behaviors are complex, and not well understood.

From the article, "What Teenage Brains Can Teach Us About Thinking Creatively?", the author is trying to make the public (and adults) understand that the teenager's creative mind has been overlooked because of their propensity to make rash decisions and risk taking.

Teens learn second languages, bring a large social media pull, join political movements, start fads, etc and these are part of their creative side that has been overlooked. The author tried to show how studying the brain and its functions can help adults understand teenagers better and learn from them.

The author is of the opinion that the experiences the teen faces in his formative years help him become a better adult.