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The addiction risk factor: A unitary genetic vulnerability characterizes substance use disorders and their associations with common correlates
Substance use disorders and other mental health conditions share common genetic vulnerabilities. Understanding these genetic links could lead to better prevention and treatment.
Neuropsychiatric Model of Addiction Simplified
Research shows addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disorder influenced by both genetics and environment. Early life stress increases substance use risk, but interventions can mitigate these effects.
Persistent and Distressing Psychotic-Like Experiences Using Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠ Study Data
Children who experience persistent and distressing psychotic-like experiences show greater impairments across multiple areas.
Prosocial Development in Adolescence
Adolescents demonstrated strong adherence to COVID-19 restrictions despite experiencing the most negative effects. Prosocial behavior, which benefits others, is crucial for collective well-being during health crises.
Raging Hormones: Why Age-Based Etiological Conceptualizations of the Development of Antisocial Behavior Are Insufficient
Current legal use of neuroscience in courtrooms often overlooks how puberty and hormones influence adolescent antisocial behavior. Greater focus on these factors is needed for accurate legal applications of science.
Risks and Rewards in Adolescent Decision-Making
Adolescence is a time of increased reward-sensitivity and risk-taking. While risk preference can be stable, it changes with age and social context. Self-reports are reliable for measuring risk preference.
Development of Corticostriatal Connectivity Constrains Goal-directed Behavior During Adolescence
This research explores how individuals adjust cognitive effort based on potential rewards. It finds that older participants improve performance in high-stakes situations, a capacity linked to developing brain connections.
Stress and Adolescence: Vulnerability and Opportunity During a Sensitive Window of Development
Adolescence is a crucial time when stress can significantly impact brain development and mental health. While it poses heightened risks, this period also offers unique opportunities for resilience and positive recalibration.
The Neurobiology of Antisocial Behavior in Adolescence; Current Knowledge and Relevance for Youth Forensic Clinical Practice
This article reviews the neurobiological factors linked to antisocial behavior in adolescents, including genetic influences and brain differences.
The Power of Friendship: the Developmental Significance of Friendships from a Neuroscience Perspective
Friendships contribute to well-being, protect against negative effects, and predict healthy psychosocial functioning. Research indicates that interacting with friends activates brain regions associated with reward.
Time for a Paradigm Shift: The Adolescent Brain in Addiction Treatment
Adolescent problem drinking is common, yet treatments often have limited effectiveness due to unique brain development. Brain regions for self-awareness may respond differently during therapy for adolescents.
Toward Children’s Cognitive Development From the Perspective of Neurolaw: Implications of Roper v Simmons
New scientific understanding of child brain development has changed how legal systems view juvenile delinquency. This led to the U.S. Supreme Court ending the juvenile death penalty in the Roper v. Simmons case.
Understanding the Dynamics of the Developing Adolescent Brain Through Team Science
Adolescence is a critical period of physical, psychological, and social changes, making it a sensitive time for mental health. Understanding these intertwined changes requires comprehensive measurements and collaborative research.
The effects of naltrexone on retention in treatment and being opioid-free in opioid-dependent people: A systematic review and meta-analysis
A review found naltrexone treatment for opioid dependence increased patients staying in treatment and remaining opioid-free. It highlights the drug's effectiveness for recovery.
FOXN3 and GDNF Polymorphisms as Common Genetic Factors of Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors
Addictions to substances and behaviors share psychological, biological, and genetic overlaps. These conditions often co-occur and involve similar brain systems and genetic predispositions.