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Brief for Amicus Curiae Fair Punishment Project in Support of Petitioner, Johnson
Keywords Roper; Graham; irreparably corrupt; beyond rehabilitation; brain development; LWOP; life without parole; transient immaturity; Eighth Amendment (U.S.)(2017)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth, and Center for Law, Brain and Behavior as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant Harrison
Keywords transferred intent; adolescents; culpability; blameworthiness; foreseeability; risk-taking; neuroscience research; vulnerability to negative influences; felony murder(2017)
Brief of Juvenile Law Center Et. Al Support of Petitioner
Keywords Roper; diminished culpability; lesser blameworthiness; immaturity; peer pressure; age; characteristics of youth; adulthood; risky behavior; impulsivity; death penalty(2017)
Increased Striatal Activity in Adolescence Benefits Learning
Keywords Learning; Risk taking; fMRI; Adolescents; Brain development(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)
Williams v. State
Keywords juvenile offender; life sentence; parole eligibility; Atwell v. State; Horsley v. State; Miller v. Alabama; de facto sentence of life without parole(2016)
Stallings v. State
Keywords juvenile offender; life sentence; parole eligibility; Atwell v. State; Horsley v. State(2016)
Atwell v. State
Keywords juvenile offender; Miller v. Alabama; life sentence; parole eligibility; de facto sentence of life without parole; Henry v. State(2016)