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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and lifetime cannabis use: Genetic overlap and causality
The study found a shared genetic basis between ADHD and lifetime cannabis use. This shared genetic background may partially explain why individuals with ADHD have a higher risk of cannabis use.
One is Not Enough: Understanding and Modeling Polysubstance Use
Drug addiction is a widespread and costly public health crisis. Polysubstance use is common and leads to worse treatment outcomes, including higher relapse rates and mortality.
Common and separable neural alterations in substance use disorders: A coordinate-based meta-analyses of functional neuroimaging studies in humans
The article suggests that while addiction shares common brain pathways, different substances may also cause specific brain changes. Understanding these unique alterations could lead to better-targeted addiction treatments.
Adolescent Brain Development and Progressive Legal Responsibility in the Latin American Context
Neuroscience research highlights the complexity of defining adolescence due to non-uniform brain development. This understanding influences legal systems, particularly in decisions about adolescent criminal responsibility.
Adolescent Psychopathology: the Role of Brain-based Diatheses, Sensitivities, and Susceptibilities
Some adolescents experience problems while others thrive due to a complex interplay of biology and environment. Brain structure and function influence an individual's vulnerability or susceptibility to their surroundings.
Differential Correlates of Positive and Negative Risk Taking in Adolescence
This study examines the psychological factors linked to positive and negative risk-taking in adolescents. It explores how positive risks benefit well-being and whether both risk types share common influences.
Early Childhood Trauma Impact on Adolescent Brain Development, Decision Making Abilities, and Delinquent Behaviors: Policy Implications for Juveniles Tried in Adult Court Systems
Early childhood trauma, including abuse and neglect, significantly impairs adolescent brain development and decision-making. This trauma increases the likelihood of delinquent behavior and mental health issues among youth.
Threat Or Thrill? the Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Anxiety and Risk Taking in Adolescence
This article explores why adolescence, a time of both increased anxiety and increased risk-taking, often presents contrasting behaviors. It reviews how approach and avoidance systems influence typical adolescent development.
Nelson v. Davis
The court rejected an ineffective counsel claim regarding evidence of childhood trauma but allowed a claim about failure to investigate other potential participants in a murder.
Andrus v. Texas
The Supreme Court ruled a lawyer failed to investigate and present evidence of a client's childhood trauma and mental illness. It sent the case back to Texas for further review.
Burr v. Department of Corrections
The court found a due process violation in 22 months of solitary confinement used to pressure an inmate. It ordered relief and limited such coercive segregation.
Wells v. State
The court affirmed a death sentence, despite testimony connecting childhood trauma and brain abnormalities to violent behavior. Challenges to excluded mitigation evidence were rejected.
State v. Kinney
The Vermont Supreme Court found rape trauma syndrome evidence admissible to explain victim behavior. However, testimony minimizing false reports was ruled improper credibility bolstering.
Brief of 21 Amici Curiae Groups Interested in Domestic Violence Issues and Women's and Immigrants' Rights, In Support of Petitioner
The brief argues a domestic violence survivor should receive immigration relief. It claims her past crime should be re-evaluated considering her mental state and coercion, and that she faces a high risk of torture if returned to Mexico.
Brief of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellant and Reversal
The brief argues that capital defense lawyers must fully investigate all potential mitigating evidence, including childhood abuse. It contends Gary Terry's lawyers failed this duty, not presenting readily available evidence of his abuse.