Laurence Steinberg, a developmental psychologist at Temple University in Philadelphia, is one of the leading experts in the United States on adolescent behavior and adolescent brain biology. Dr. Steinberg, 57, has won the $1 million Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize, which will be awarded to him at a ceremony in early December in Switzerland. Here is an edited version of two conversations with Dr. Steinberg last month:

Q. YOU HEAR PARENTS SOMETIMES SAY, “I’M LIVING WITH AN INSANE PERSON. MY CHILD IS A TEENAGER.” ARE THEY BEING HYPERBOLIC?

A. I’m not one of those people who labels adolescence as some sort of mental illness. Teenagers are not crazy. They’re different.

Freshman guard Ebone Henry scored 12 of her career-high 16 points in the second half to lead the University at Albany women's basketball team to a 70-46 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) in its home opener Monday at SEFCU Arena.

Henry sank a 3-pointer from the left corner to ignite a 9-0 run that gave the Great Danes a 47-38 lead with 9:21 remaining. UAlbany trailed 29-25 late in the first half, but Henry and Felicia Johnson made shots to tie it at halftime.

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