Abstract The Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study incorporates a
comprehensive range of measures assessing predictors and outcomes related to both …

Background Adolescence is a critical biological, psychological, and social developmental
stage involving heightened risk for substance use and associated adverse consequences …

Adolescence is characterized by pronounced changes in motivated behavior, during which
emphasis on potential rewards may result in an increased tendency to approach things that …

Adolescence is an important neurodevelopmental period marked by rapidly escalating rates
of alcohol and drug use. Over the past decade, research has attempted to disentangle pre …

Objective: During adolescence, neurobiological maturation occurs concurrently with social
and interpersonal changes, including the initiation of alcohol and other substance use. The …

Background Risk‐taking, which involves voluntary choices for behaviors where outcomes
remain uncertain, undergoes considerable developmental changes during childhood …

A recent study has implicated the nucleus accumbens of the ventral striatum in explaining
why online-users spend time on the social network platform Facebook. Here, higher activity …

Background Adolescence represents a period of development during which critical
biological, as well as social and cognitive, changes occur that are necessary for the …

Since this journal's inception, the field of adolescent brain development has flourished, as
researchers have investigated the underpinnings of adolescent risk-taking behaviors …

WeChat represents one of the most popular smartphone-based applications for
communication. Although the application provides several useful features that simplify daily …