Puberty initiates cascading relationships between neurodevelopmental, social, and internalizing processes across adolescence

JH Pfeifer, NB Allen - Biological psychiatry, 2021 - Elsevier
Adolescence is a period of dramatic developmental transitions—from puberty-related
changes in hormones, bodies, and brains to an increasingly complex social world. The …

The promise of adolescence: Realizing opportunity for all youth

EP Backes, RJ Bonnie - 2019 - books.google.com
Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Perceived stress as mediator for longitudinal effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on wellbeing of parents and children

M Achterberg, S Dobbelaar, OD Boer, EA Crone - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Dealing with a COVID-19 lockdown may have negative effects on children, but at the same
time might facilitate parent–child bonding. Perceived stress may influence the direction of …

Importance of investing in adolescence from a developmental science perspective

RE Dahl, NB Allen, L Wilbrecht, AB Suleiman - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
This review summarizes the case for investing in adolescence as a period of rapid growth,
learning, adaptation, and formational neurobiological development. Adolescence is a …

Puberty and the human brain: Insights into adolescent development

N Vijayakumar, ZO de Macks, EA Shirtcliff… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Alongside the exponential flourish of research on age-related trajectories of human brain
development during childhood and adolescence in the past two decades, there has been an …

The development of self and identity in adolescence: Neural evidence and implications for a value‐based choice perspective on motivated behavior

JH Pfeifer, ET Berkman - Child development perspectives, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Following a key developmental task of childhood—building a foundation of self‐knowledge
in the form of domain‐specific self‐concepts—adolescents begin to explore their emerging …

The brain on stress: vulnerability and plasticity of the prefrontal cortex over the life course

BS McEwen, JH Morrison - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is involved in working memory and self-regulatory and goal-
directed behaviors and displays remarkable structural and functional plasticity over the life …

Puberty and structural brain development in humans

MM Herting, ER Sowell - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2017 - Elsevier
Adolescence is a transitional period of physical and behavioral development between
childhood and adulthood. Puberty is a distinct period of sexual maturation that occurs during …

Understanding the role of puberty in structural and functional development of the adolescent brain

AL Goddings, A Beltz, JS Peper… - Journal of Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in our understanding of
structural and functional brain development in adolescence. However, understanding the …

A neurocognitive model of self-concept development in adolescence

EA Crone, KH Green, IH van de Groep… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
When and how do changes in self-concept emerge in adolescence, and which factors
facilitate positive self-concept development? This review summarizes recent research …