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Brief for Roderick & Solange Macarthur Justice Center as Amicus Curiae Supporting Defendant-appellant
Keywords young adults; Miller; cruel and unusual punishment; mandatory LWOP; 18-year-old(2022)
Brief of the Sentencing Project et al. in Support of Appellant Sheldon Mattis
Keywords emerging adult; life without parole; brain development; disproportionate sentences; late adolescents; developmental characteristics of youth; age of maturity(2022)
Brief of Amici Curiae for the Eastern District Attorney
Keywords murder; emerging adults; mandatory LWOP; mandatory life without parole; disproportionate; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); 18-year-olds; young adults; brain development; neuronal immaturity; Diatchenko; Miller(2022)
Brief for Psychology and Neuroscience Scholars in Support of Respondent
Keywords adolescent athletes; prayers; peer pressure; Establishment Clause; neurobiology; coercive nature of prayers; adolescent brain development; adolescent sensitivity to rewards; neurobiological research; social approval; adolescent vulnerability to negative influences; dual system; neuroimaging; brain imaging; reward-processing brain regions; developmental trajectories(2022)
Brief of the Juvenile Innocence & Fair Sentencing Clinic in Support of Appellant Reyes
Keywords hallmark characteristic of youth; risk-taking; juvenile brain development; inability to appreciate risk; mens rea; brain maturity; murder; science(2022)
Amicus Curiae of Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan for Defendant-appellant John Antonio Poole
Keywords Miller; Montgomery; mandatory LWOP; young adults; disproportionate sentences(2022)
Brief of Neuroscientists, Psychologists, and Criminal Justice Scholars in Support of Defendant-appellant Sheldon Mattis
Keywords late adolescents; brain imaging; hierarchical development; brain plasticity; neuroplasticity; brain development; immaturity; LWOP; emotional arousal; disproportionate sentencing; deterrence; retribution; penological justification(2022)
Brief of Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Juvenile Sentencing Project at Quinnipiac University School of Law, and Deborah Labelle in Support of Defendant-appellant John Antonio Poole
Keywords cognitive characteristics; impulsivity; greater capacity for change; peer pressure; mandatory LWOP; lesser culpability; lesser blameworthiness; neurodevelopmental growth; Miller; cruel and unusual punishment; disproportionate sentences; excessive punishment; Eighth Amendment (U.S.); age of adulthood; age 18; youth above age 18; peer pressure; vulnerability to peer pressure; young adults(2022)
Expanding the continuum of substance use disorder treatment: Nonabstinence approaches
Keywords Harm reduction; Substance use disorder; Addiction; Psychosocial treatment; non-abstinence; treatment retention(2022)
The treatment of substance use disorders: Recent developments and new perspectives
Keywords Substance use disorder; Treatment; Neuromodulation; Cue exposure; Mindfulness; cognitive-behavioral therapy(2022)
Identification of the risk genes associated with vulnerability to addiction: Major findings from transgenic animals
Keywords alcohol; cocaine; opioids; risk genes; dopamine; D2 receptor; D3 receptor; mGluR2; Substance use disorders; risk genes(2022)
Alcohol use disorder: Neurobiology and therapeutics
Keywords addiction; alcohol; alcohol use disorder; neurotransmitter; non-pharmacological intervention; pharmacological therapy(2022)
Neuroscientific basis of treatment for substance use disorders
Keywords addiction; alcohol; nicotine; opioid; substance use disorder; treatment(2022)
Review of medication-assistend treatment for opioid use disorder
Keywords medication-assisted treatment; opioid use disorder; OUD(2022)
Outcomes from the medication assisted treatment pilot program for adults with opioid use disorders in rural Colorado
Keywords community settings; medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder; pain; patient centered outcomes; rural(2022)