Adolescence as a neurobiological critical period for the development of higher-order cognition

B Larsen, B Luna - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The transition from adolescence to adulthood is characterized by improvements in higher-
order cognitive abilities and corresponding refinements of the structure and function of the …

Rhythms of life: circadian disruption and brain disorders across the lifespan

RW Logan, CA McClung - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2019 - nature.com
Many processes in the human body—including brain function—are regulated over the 24-
hour cycle, and there are strong associations between disrupted circadian rhythms (for …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond eye gaze: What else can eyetracking reveal about cognition and cognitive development?

MK Eckstein, B Guerra-Carrillo, ATM Singley… - Developmental cognitive …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review provides an introduction to two eyetracking measures that can be used to study
cognitive development and plasticity: pupil dilation and spontaneous blink rate. We begin by …

An integrative model of the maturation of cognitive control

B Luna, S Marek, B Larsen… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Brains systems undergo unique and specific dynamic changes at the cellular, circuit, and
systems level that underlie the transition to adult-level cognitive control. We integrate …

[HTML][HTML] Dopaminergic reward sensitivity can promote adolescent health: A new perspective on the mechanism of ventral striatum activation

EH Telzer - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
The prevailing view in the field of adolescent brain development is that heightened activity in
the mesolimbic dopaminergic reward system serves as a liability, orienting adolescents …

An upside to reward sensitivity: the hippocampus supports enhanced reinforcement learning in adolescence

JY Davidow, K Foerde, A Galván, D Shohamy - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Adolescents are notorious for engaging in reward-seeking behaviors, a tendency attributed
to heightened activity in the brain's reward systems during adolescence. It has been …

Unraveling the miswired connectome: a developmental perspective

A Di Martino, DA Fair, C Kelly, TD Satterthwaite… - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
The vast majority of mental illnesses can be conceptualized as developmental disorders of
neural interactions within the connectome, or developmental miswiring. The recent …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescent neurobiological susceptibility to social context

RA Schriber, AE Guyer - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Adolescence has been characterized as a period of heightened sensitivity to social contexts.
However, adolescents vary in how their social contexts affect them. According to …

Impact of sleep and circadian rhythms on addiction vulnerability in adolescents

RW Logan, BP Hasler, EE Forbes, PL Franzen… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sleep homeostasis and circadian function are important maintaining factors for optimal
health and well-being. Conversely, sleep and circadian disruptions are implicated in a …

Developmental origins of brain disorders: roles for dopamine

KM Money, GD Stanwood - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, such as dopamine, participate in a wide range of
behavioral and cognitive functions in the adult brain, including movement, cognition, and …