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Impulsivity, Attention, Memory, and Decision-Making Among Adolescent Marijuana Users
Adolescent marijuana users show lasting deficits in attention and memory, even after periods of abstinence. While decision-making impairments are seen in adult users, more research is needed for adolescents.
Neuroscience, Mental Privacy, and the Law
A trial court in Oregon treated a 17-year-old like an adult because he turned 18 before indictment. This article argues that states should use the offender's age at the time of the offense to determine juvenile court jurisdiction.
Perceived Discrimination, Ruminative Subtypes, and Risk for Depressive Symptoms in Emerging Adulthood
Racial and ethnic minority young adults face a higher risk of depression. This research examines how cultural factors and thought patterns, such as rumination, contribute to this vulnerability compared to White young adults.
The Effect of Male Teenage Passengers on Male Teenage Drivers: Findings from a Driving Simulator Study
Teenage passengers are linked to increased risky driving and inattention in young drivers, raising accident risk. Research shows varied results, suggesting specific conditions might increase or decrease this risk.
The Teenage Brain: Peer Influences on Adolescent Decision Making
Adolescents take more risks than adults, especially when with peers. Research suggests peer presence changes adolescent decision-making by increasing the perceived reward of risky choices.
The Teenage Brain: Peer Influences on Adolescent Decision-Making
Adolescents take more risks than children or adults, often due to peer influence. Research suggests that the presence of peers significantly increases risky decision-making in teenagers, unlike adults.
The Teenage Brain: Self Control
Adolescents’ self-control issues are often exaggerated. Research shows that while their self-control can falter in emotionally charged situations, it is often as good as adults in calm environments.
Trauma Histories Among Justice-involved Youth: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Youth in the juvenile justice system experience high rates of trauma and PTSD. Most report exposure to multiple trauma types, with females reporting higher rates of interpersonal victimization and males witnessing more violence.
Brain Development During Adolescence: Neuroscientific Insights into This Developmental Period
Adolescence involves major brain reorganization, influencing cognitive functioning and emotional regulation. This developmental phase sees physical and emotional maturation, often accompanied by increased risk-taking behaviors.
Early Life Adversity Reduces Stress Reactivity and Enhances Impulsive Behavior: Implications for Health Behaviors
The experience of stressful or adverse circumstances in childhood and adolescence may lead to lower stress reactivity.
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroeconomic Approach to Adolescent Decision Making
Adolescence involves changes in decision-making and heightened social-affective engagement. Brain development during this period impacts risky choices, sensitivity to rewards and losses, and social perspective-taking.
The Teenage Brain: Adolescent Brain Research and the Law
This article explores how adolescent brain development research can inform legal and public policies for teenagers.
White Matter Integrity, Substance Use, and Risk Taking in Adolescence
Brain imaging studies show that during adolescence, brain white matter develops, improving connections. This development is linked to better cognitive control and can influence risk-taking behaviors.
Walker v. Shult
The court ruled that extreme jail overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and constant noise causing severe sleep loss could violate the Eighth Amendment, as sleep is essential.
Gissendaner v. Seaboldt
The court found lawyers were not ineffective for not presenting childhood sexual abuse evidence. PTSD diagnoses were unreliable, and the mitigation investigation was adequate.