Resource Library
Teens Impulsively React Rather Than Retreat from Threat
Keywords Adolescents; Fear; Impulsivity; Control; Threat; Brain scans; Adolescence; Limbic circuitry; Orbitofrontal cortex; Medial prefrontal cortex(2014)
The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in the Lives of Juvenile Offenders
Keywords Adolescents; Trauma; Health; Young offenders; Childhood; Juvenile offenders; prevention; victimization; maltreatment(2014)
Adolescent Brain Development in Normality and Psychopathology
Keywords Adolescent brain; Risky behaviors; Decision-making; Impulse control; Responsible choices; Brain development; Reward-seeking; Well-being of teenagers(2013)
Brain Development During Adolescence: Neuroscientific Insights into This Developmental Period
Keywords Adolescence; Environmental influences; Brain development; Brain scans; Intelligence; Emotional development(2013)
Digital Peer Interactions Affect Risk Taking in Young Adults
Keywords Social media; Risk taking; Peer influence; Texting; Teenagers; Digital(2013)
Early Life Adversity Reduces Stress Reactivity and Enhances Impulsive Behavior: Implications for Health Behaviors
Keywords Childhood trauma; Abuse; Impulsivity; Stress; Addiction; Children; Alcohol; early life adversity; stress reactivity; cortisol; affect; cognition; addiction(2013)
Maturation of the Adolescent Brain
Keywords myelinogenesis; neurocircuitry; molecular imaging; drug addiction; behavior; social adjustment(2013)
Functional Maturation of the Executive System During Adolescence
Keywords Brain development; fMRI; Working memory; Executive functioning; Teenagers(2013)
Impact of Socio-Emotional Context, Brain Development, and Pubertal Maturation on Adolescent Risk-Taking
Keywords Risk taking; Adolescence; Puberty; Decison-making; Socio-emotional influences(2013)
Impulsivity, Attention, Memory, and Decision-Making Among Adolescent Marijuana Users
Keywords Marijuana; Cannabis; Adolescence; Impulsivity; Memory; Attention(2013)
Neuroscience, Mental Privacy, and the Law
Keywords Ethics; Law; Neuroscience; Brain scans; Privacy; law and neuroscience; neurolaw; mental privacy; lie detection; memory detection; brain; EEG; fMRI(2013)
Perceived Discrimination, Ruminative Subtypes, and Risk for Depressive Symptoms in Emerging Adulthood
Keywords Racism; Discrimination; Depression; Adolescents; Perceived Discrimination; Rumination; Emerging Adulthood(2013)
The Effect of Male Teenage Passengers on Male Teenage Drivers: Findings from a Driving Simulator Study
Keywords Driving; Risk taking; Males; Peers; Social influence; Risky behavior; Adolescence; Male(2013)
The Teenage Brain: Peer Influences on Adolescent Decision Making
Keywords Brain development; Peer influence; decision making; self-regulation; risk taking; neurodevelopment(2013)
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroeconomic Approach to Adolescent Decision Making
Keywords Neuroscience; adolescence; brain development; risky decision-making; social decision-making; neuroeconomics(2013)