Recent neuroscience models of adolescent brain development attribute the morbidity and
mortality of this period to structural and functional imbalances between more fully developed …

Research has demonstrated that extensive structural and functional brain development
continues throughout adolescence. A popular notion emerging from this work states that a …

Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood that begins around the onset of
puberty and ends with relative independence from the parent. This developmental period is …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to outline notable alterations occurring in the
adolescent brain, and to consider potential ramifications of these developmental …

Adolescence is characterized by making risky decisions. Early lesion and neuroimaging
studies in adults pointed to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and related structures as …

Adolescence is a time in development when significant changes occur in affective
neurobiology. These changes provide a prolonged period of plasticity to prepare the …

The presence of peers increases risk taking among adolescents but not adults. We posited
that the presence of peers may promote adolescent risk taking by sensitizing brain regions …

Adolescents are commonly portrayed as highly emotional, with their behaviors often
hijacked by their emotions. Research on the neural substrates of adolescent affective …

Recent years have seen a rejuvenation of interest in studies of motivation–cognition
interactions arising from many different areas of psychology and neuroscience. The present …

The past decade has seen the emergence of the use of reinforcement learning models to
study developmental change in value-based learning. It is unclear, however, whether these …