The ABCD study is recruiting and following the brain development and health of over 10,000
9–10 year olds through adolescence. The imaging component of the study was developed …

Abstract The Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort (PNC) is a large-scale, NIMH funded
initiative to understand how brain maturation mediates cognitive development and …

Spanning functions from the simplest reflex arc to complex cognitive processes, neural
circuits have diverse functional roles. In the cerebral cortex, functional domains such as …

This article proposes a framework for theory and research on risk-taking that is informed by
developmental neuroscience. Two fundamental questions motivate this review. First, why …

Executive function (EF) refers to the set of neurocognitive skills involved in goal-directed
problem solving, including working memory, inhibitory control, and set shifting/flexibility. EF …

The preschool years represent a time of expansive mental growth, with the initial expression
of many psychological abilities that will continue to be refined into young adulthood …

Cognitive control, the ability to voluntarily guide our behavior, continues to improve
throughout adolescence. Below we review the literature on age-related changes in brain …

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

Despite significant gains in the fields of pediatric neuroimaging and developmental
neurobiology, surprisingly little is known about the develo** human brain or the neural …

Adolescence is a distinct, yet transient, period of development between childhood and
adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk-taking, a tendency to …