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Screening, treatment initiation, and referral for substance use disorders
(2017)
Modulation of Reward-related Neural Activation on Sensation Seeking Across Development
Keywords Reward; Brain scans; Brain development; Adolescents; Sensation seeking; Development; fMRI(2017)
Stress and Decision Making: Effects on Valuation, Learning, and Risk-taking
Keywords stress; decision-making; brain development; risk-taking(2017)
vlPFC-vmPFC-Amygdala Interactions Underlie Age-Related Differences in Cognitive Regulation of Emotion
Keywords Brain development; amygdala; emotions; pre-frontal cortex; fMRI; emotional regulation; neurodevelopment(2017)
A Neuroscience Perspective on Sexual Risk Behavior in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Keywords Teenagers; Young adults; Risky sexual behaviors; Threats; Rewards; Decision-making; Control; Risk-taking(2016)
Adolescents in Peer Groups Make More Prudent Decisions When a Slightly Older Adult Is Present
Keywords Brain development; Risk taking; Decision making; Peer influence; Adult figure; Adolescent development; judgment; intergroup dynamics(2016)
Alcohol and Drug Use and the Developing Brain
Keywords Alcohol; Marijuana; Substance use; Youth; Mental development; Brain scans; Brain functioning; Testing; Control; Development; Neural development; Cognitive functioning; Neuropsychological testing; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Functional MRI (fMRI)(2016)
An Upside to Reward Sensitivity: the Hippocampus Supports Enhanced Reinforcement Learning in Adolescence
Keywords Youth; Reward-seeking; Brain activity; Brain scan; Memory; Learning(2016)
Buffering Social Influence: Neural Correlates of Response Inhibition Predict Driving Safety in the Presence of a Peer
Keywords Driving; Teenagers ; Risk taking ; Control ; Brain scans ; Safer choices(2016)
Frontostriatal White Matter Integrity Predicts Development of Delay of Gratification: a Longitudinal Study
Keywords Teenagers; Brain development; White matter; Impulsivity; Self-control; adolescence; development; impulsivity; longitudinal(2016)
Individual Differences in Frontolimbic Circuitry and Anxiety Emerge with Adolescent Changes in Endocannabinoid Signaling Across Species
Keywords Genetics; Adolescents; Anxiety; Brain development(2016)
Neurobiology of Addiction: a Neurocircuitry Analysis
Keywords Drug use; Decision making; Neuroscience(2016)
Peer Passenger Norms and Pressure: Experimental Effects on Simulated Driving Among Teenage Males
Keywords Risk taking; Teenagers; Driving; Peer influence; Teen Driver; Risky Driving; Behavior; Simulated Driving; Hazard Perception; Social Influences; Injunctive Norms(2016)
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Leaving and Returning to the Parental Home: the Role of Life Course Transitions, Socioeconomic Resources, and Family Connectivity
Keywords Teenagers; young adults; race; ethnicity; environment; correlation(2016)
Searching for Signatures of Brain Maturity: What Are We Searching For?
Keywords youth; adolescence; brain development; neuroscience; juvenile justice; neurodevelopment; development; maturity; brain imaging; adolescence; policy(2016)