Resource Library
US v. Montgomery
Keywords sexual dangerousness; civil commitment; cocaine use disorder; mental illness(2018)
Neuroscience of addiction: Relevance to prevention and treatment
Keywords Drug addiction; substance use disorder; neurobiology of addiction; genetic factors; epigenetic factors; brain imaging(2018)
Brief of Amici Former Judges, Prosecutors, and Law Enforcement Officers in Support of Petitioner
Keywords juvenile nonhomicide offenders; Graham v. Florida; life without parole; moral culpability; maturity; rehabilitation(2018)
Scientific Support for a Developmentally Informed Approach to Miranda Rights
Keywords Law; juvenile justice; children; adolescents; teenagers; brain development; behavior(2018)
Temptations of Friends: Adolescents’ Neural and Behavioral Responses to Best Friends Predict Risky Behavior
Keywords reward; brain; risky behavior; adolescent development; social(2018)
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study: Imaging Acquisition Across 21 Sites
Keywords Brain scans; Brain development; children; addiction; adolescence; development; impulsivity; memory; reward(2018)
The Development of Self and Identity in Adolescence: Neural Evidence and Implications for a Value-based Choice Perspective on Motivated Behavior
Keywords Adolescents; Identity; Brain development; Decision making; adolescence; value-based decision making; self-development(2018)
The Racially Diverse Affective Expression (RADIATE) Face Stimulus Set
Keywords emotion; multiracial; facial expressions; diversity; RADIATE; reliability; stimuli; validity(2018)
Traumatic Brain Injury: A Potential Cause of Violent Crime?
Keywords Traumatic brain injury (TBI); children; young people; self-regulation; social behavior; behavioral disorder; crime; recidivism; risk factors(2018)
Brief of the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and nine other organizations as amici curiae
Keywords sentencing; judicial authority; probation violation; unlawful sentence; incarceration; treatment programs(2018)
Moore v. Texas
Keywords 8th Amendment; intellectual disability; DSM-5; medical diagnostic standards; medical standards(2017)
Adolescence and Reward: Making Sense of Neural and Behavioral Changes Amid the Chaos
Keywords Adolescence; Drugs; Emotions; Thinking skills; Risks; Rewards; Impulses; Brain development; Mental health; Drugs of abuse(2017)
Adolescent Neurological Development and Implications for Health and Well-being
Keywords Adolescence; Brain development; Chronic health conditions; Impulsivity; Rewards; Prefrontal cortex; Neurological development(2017)
Association Between Early Life Adversity and Risk for Poor Emotional and Physical Health in Adolescence: a Putative Mechanistic Neurodevelopmental Pathway
Keywords Adverse child experiences (ACEs); Brain scans; Mental and physical health; Mental development; Emotional health; Prevention; Future(2017)
At Risk of Being Risky: the Relationship Between “brain Age” Under Emotional States and Risk Preference
Keywords Brain age; Emotional state; Risky behavior; Multivariate; Prediction; Pseudo-resting state; fMRI; Brain scans; Developmental; Criminal activity; Juvenile justice(2017)