According to the dual systems perspective, risk taking peaks during adolescence because
activation of an early-maturing socioemotional-incentive processing system amplifies …

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

Since the discovery that patients with damage to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) show similar
deficits in cognitive control as young children, the PFC model of cognitive control …

During the last 2 decades, major advances have been made in understanding the
development of executive functions (EFs) in early childhood. This article reviews the EF …

Susceptibility to social influence is associated with a host of negative outcomes during
adolescence. However, emerging evidence implicates the role of peers and parents in …

The supervisory attentional system has been proposed to mediate non-routine, goal-
oriented behaviour by guiding the selection and maintenance of the goal-relevant task …

Delineating the functional organization of the prefrontal cortex is central to advancing
models of goal‐directed cognition. Considerable evidence indicates that specific forms of …

This study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine the influence of a
9-month physical activity program on task-evoked brain activation during childhood. The …

The human brain undergoes significant changes in both its structural architecture and
functional organization across the life span. Advances in neuroimaging techniques over the …

Rostral prefrontal cortex (RPFC) has increased in size and changed in terms of its cellular
organisation during primate evolution. In parallel emerged the ability to detach oneself from …