Research linking social media use and adolescent mental health has produced mixed and
inconsistent findings and little translational evidence, despite pressure to deliver concrete …

The transition from adolescence to adulthood is characterized by improvements in higher-
order cognitive abilities and corresponding refinements of the structure and function of the …

Early adolescent substance use dramatically increases the risk of lifelong substance use
disorder (SUD). An adolescent sensitive period evolved to allow the development of risk …

Social relationships promote health and wellbeing. Brain regions regulating social behavior
continue to develop throughout adolescence, as teens learn to navigate their social …

Prior studies have highlighted adolescence as a period of increased risk-taking, which is
postulated to result from an overactive reward system in the brain. Longitudinal studies are …

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

Importance Social media platforms provide adolescents with unprecedented opportunities
for social interactions during a critical developmental period when the brain is especially …

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

One fundamental question concerning brain reward mechanisms is to determine how
reward-related activity is influenced by the nature of rewards. Here, we review the …