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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)
Young v. State
Keywords juvenile offender; resentencing; Graham v. Florida; meaningful opportunity for release; rehabilitation; non-homicide offense; life in prison; parole eligibility(2013)
State v. Brown
Keywords juvenile offender; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; non-homicide offense; Graham v. Florida; cumulative sentences(2013)
State v. Hart
Keywords juvenile offender; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment; Miller v. Alabama(2013)
Parker v. State
Keywords juvenile offender; life without parole; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Miller v. Alabama; resentencing; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment(2013)
Jackson v. Norris
Keywords juvenile offender; life without parole; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Miller v. Alabama; resentencing(2013)
State v. Pearson
Keywords juvenile sentencing; juvenile life without parole; Miller v. Alabama; resentencing; rehabilitation(2013)
State v. Ragland
Keywords juvenile sentencing; de facto life without parole; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; retroactive application of Miller v. Alabama; Miller v. Alabama; discretionary review(2013)
State v. Null
Keywords juvenile sentencing; Miller v. Alabama; Graham v. Florida; Iowa Supreme Court; life without parole; juvenile life without parole(2013)