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

Executive function is comprised of different behavioral and cognitive elements and is
considered to play a significant role in learning and academic achievement. Educational …

One means by which the state reinforces inequality is by imposing administrative burdens
that loom larger for citizens with lower levels of human capital. Integrating insights from …

This review examines mechanisms contributing to the intergenerational transmission of self-
regulation. To provide an integrated account of how self-regulation is transmitted across …

In many circumstances alternative courses of action and thoughts have to be inhibited to
allow the emergence of goal-directed behavior. However, this has not been the accepted …

Heightened impulsivity has been identified as a risk marker for excessive and problematic
alcohol use, particularly during adolescence when impulsive behaviour is elevated and …

Individual differences in impulsivity underlie a good deal of the risk taking that is observed
during adolescence, and some of the most hazardous forms of this behavior are linked to …

Youth homelessness is a growing concern in the United States. Despite difficulties studying
this population due to inconsistent definitions of what it means to be a youth and homeless …

This review of 20 years of developmental research on Executive Functions (EF) offers a
broad‐brushstroke picture that touches on multiple issues including:(i) findings from typical …

To represent the state‐of‐the‐art in an effort to understand the relation between personality
and risk taking, we selected a popular decision task with characteristics that parallel risk …