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 …

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

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 …

Social development has been the focus of a great deal of neuroscience based research over
the past decade. In this review, we focus on providing a framework for understanding how …

The presence of peers increases risk taking among adolescents but not adults. We posited
that the presence of peers may promote adolescent risk taking by sensitizing brain regions …

Background Adolescence is the phase of life between late childhood and adulthood.
Typically, adolescents seek diversion, new experiences, and strong emotions, sometimes …

The prevailing view in the field of adolescent brain development is that heightened activity in
the mesolimbic dopaminergic reward system serves as a liability, orienting adolescents …

It has been hypothesized that reward‐seeking and impulsivity develop along different
timetables and have different neural underpinnings, and that the difference in their …

Adolescence is characterized by pronounced changes in motivated behavior, during which
emphasis on potential rewards may result in an increased tendency to approach things that …

Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by suboptimal decisions and actions
that give rise to an increased incidence of unintentional injuries and violence, alcohol and …