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Suicidality, Bullying and Other Conduct and Mental Health Correlates of Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescents
Each year, over 500,000 North American youth experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) requiring hospital care. These injuries are linked to long-term cognitive, emotional, and social burdens.
Addressing Trauma and Psychosocial Development in Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: A Synthesis of the Developmental Neuroscience, Juvenile Justice and Trauma Literature
Youth in the juvenile justice system often face significant childhood trauma. This exposure is much higher than in the general population and increases risks for violence, delinquency, and self-harm.
Phasic Dopamine Neuron Activity Elicits Unique Mesofrontal Plasticity in Adolescence
Phasic dopamine neuron activity creates lasting structural and functional changes in the mesofrontal circuit of adolescent mice, but not in adult mice. This suggests greater brain plasticity during adolescence.
Sharing and Giving Across Adolescence: an Experimental Study Examining the Development of Prosocial Behavior
This paper examines how children's sharing and giving behaviors develop when interacting with peers. It focuses on fairness and trust in social decisions.
Socioeconomic Status and Structural Brain Development
This review explores how socioeconomic status impacts brain development. Lower socioeconomic status is linked to differences in brain structure, possibly due to less stimulation and increased stress during childhood.
Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing?
Adolescence is a sensitive period where peer acceptance strongly influences self-worth and behavior. Social exclusion during this time can significantly impact mood and heighten anxiety.
The Role of the Anterior Insula in Adolescent Decision Making
Adolescents take more risks due to brain changes during puberty. Reward-seeking brain areas develop faster than self-control areas, leading to increased risk-taking behaviors.
Teens Impulsively React Rather Than Retreat from Threat
Adolescents show poorer self-control than children and adults when faced with potential threats. Their brains exhibit unique activity patterns, impacting their behavior in emotionally charged situations.
The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in the Lives of Juvenile Offenders
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common and have a powerful, cumulative effect on human development. High ACE scores are linked to chronic diseases and other negative health, educational, and behavioral outcomes in adulthood.
Adolescents Let Sufficient Evidence Accumulate Before Making a Decision When Large Incentives Are at Stake
The article examines how rewards influence adolescent decision-making and related brain activity. Incentives can improve adolescent decisions when tied to performance, but hinder them when used as distractors.
Perceived Discrimination Among African American Adolescents and Allostatic Load: a Longitudinal Analysis with Buffering Effects
Racial discrimination during adolescence is linked to higher levels of biological wear and tear on the body's stress systems, impacting long-term health. This stress may contribute to racial disparities in chronic diseases.
Solitary Confinement and Risk of Self-Harm Among Jail Inmates
Inmates with serious mental illness, those aged 18 and younger, and individuals in solitary confinement face significantly higher risks of self-harm in correctional settings.
Adolescent Brain Development in Normality and Psychopathology
Adolescence is a time of increased risk-taking behaviors, leading to preventable deaths and mental health issues for some. However, it is also a period of profound opportunity and positive social development for many.
Digital Peer Interactions Affect Risk Taking in Young Adults
Young adults engage in high rates of risk-taking due to brain development and peer influence. Their socio-emotional and reward networks are highly active, while cognitive control networks are still maturing.
Maturation of the Adolescent Brain
The adolescent brain undergoes significant development, with ongoing changes in its structure and function. This brain maturation, influenced by hormones and environment, impacts self-control, decision-making, and risk-taking behaviors.