Media multitasking is an ever-increasing phenomenon whereby different forms of media are
used simultaneously. Numerous studies have shown that media multitasking is closely …

Background Evidence from studies on adult participants and clinical samples of children
suggest an association between risky decision-making and mental health problems …

Adolescence is an essential developmental period characterized by reward-related
processes. The current study investigated the development of monetary and social reward …

In this article, we analyze the contributions of neuroscience to the development of the
adolescent brain and shed additional light on the minimum age of criminal responsibility in …

Over the past few decades, many new technologies have emerged, such as portable
computers, the internet and smartphones, which have contributed to improving the lives of …

Poor sleep is associated with a higher risk of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) as a proxy of
unfavorable emotion regulation. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that past non …

Reward is deemed a performance reinforcer. The current study investigated how social and
monetary reward anticipation affected cognitive control in 39 children, 40 adolescents, and …

This study examined whether age differences in risky decision making are dependent on
known probability and value of outcomes (ie, the expected value [EV]), the valence of …

Within the past decade or so, our knowledge regarding reward systems in the brain, the
nature of their interactions with other brain systems, and their influence on a wide range of …

Adolescence is as a period of development characterized by impulsive and risk-seeking
behaviors. Risk behaviors (RB) involves exposure to dangerous or negative consequences …