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Age Differences in Future Orientation and Delay Discounting
Keywords Age Differences; Future; Impulse Control; Planning; Decision; Delay(2009)
Adolescent Engagement in Dangerous Behaviors Is Associated with Increased White Matter Maturity of Frontal Cortex
Keywords adolescent brain development; risk-taking; white matter development(2009)
Adolescent Maturity and the Brain: The Promise and Pitfalls of Neuroscience Research in Adolescent Health Policy
Keywords Adolescent; Health policy; Neuroscience; Neuroimaging; Judgment(2009)
Problems with Access to Adolescent Mental Health Care Can Lead to Dealings with the Criminal Justice System
Keywords Mental health; young people; early identification; early intervention; mental health care; justice system; incarcerated youth(2009)
Psychosocial Stress Reversibly Disrupts Prefrontal Processing and Attentional Control
Keywords Stress; prefrontal cortex; brain scans; fMRI; attention span; experiment(2009)
Trajectories of Antisocial Behavior and Psychosocial Maturity from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
Keywords psychosocial maturity; antisocial behavior; desistance(2009)
The Influence of Substance Use on Adolescent Brain Development
Keywords Adolescence; Alcohol; Marijuana; Use; fMRI; Hangover; Withdrawal; alcoholism; functional magnetic resonance imaging; diffusion tensor imaging(2009)
A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Adolescent Risk-taking
Keywords Risk-taking; Adolescence; Childhood; Adults; Puberty; Rewards; Control; Peer influence; Brain Development(2008)
Adolescent Development and the Regulation of Youth Crime
Keywords Young adult offenders; juvenile justice system; rehabilitation; developmental differences; immaturity; juvenile death penalty; fairness; social welfare(2008)
The Social Brain in Adolescence
Keywords Brain development; Society; Adolescents; Social interactions(2008)
Childhood Psychiatric Disorders and Young Adult Crime: A Prospective, Population-Based Study
Keywords childhood psychiatric disorders; criminal behavior; young adult offenders; at-risk children; conduct disorder; psychopathology; early intervention(2007)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbidity in Detained Youth
Keywords Children; teenagers; juvenile; juvenile justice; trauma; stress; PTSD; mental health(2007)
Rational Choice and Developmental Influences on Recidivism Among Adolescent Felony Offenders
Keywords Teen crime; developmental limitations; risk evaluation; severity of punishment; procedural justice; mental health(2007)
Sociometric Status and Social Drinking: Observations of Modelling and Persuasion in Young Adult Peer Groups
Keywords Alcohol use; peers; behavior; socioeconomic status; peer influence; alcohol consumption; socioeconomic status; observations(2007)
Development of the Adolescent Brain: Implications for Executive Function and Social Cognition
Keywords Brain scans ; Teenagers ; Decision making ; Social policy ; Education(2006)