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State v. Charles
Keywords juvenile offender; discretionary sentence; de facto life sentence; Eighth Amendment; cruel and unusual punishment; proportionality(2017)
Virginia v. LeBlanc
Keywords juvenile offender; Graham v. Florida; geriatric release program; Virginia(2017)
Commonwealth v. Seskey
Keywords juvenile offender; Commonwealth v. Batts; life without parole; LWOP; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP; Montgomery v. Louisiana; Miller v. Alabama; resentencing(2017)
Brief for Amici Curiae The Legal Action Center, et al., in Support of Appellants
(2016)
Marshall v. Eyecare Specialties, P.C. of Lincoln
Keywords alcoholism; disability; employer; fired; addiction; performance issues; employee(2016)
Commonwealth v. Henry
Keywords restitution; probation; poverty; indigent defendants; probation conditions(2016)
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)
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)
An Upside to Reward Sensitivity: the Hippocampus Supports Enhanced Reinforcement Learning in Adolescence
Keywords Youth; Reward-seeking; Brain activity; Brain scan; Memory; Learning(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)
Frontostriatal White Matter Integrity Predicts Development of Delay of Gratification: a Longitudinal Study
Keywords Teenagers; Brain development; White matter; Impulsivity; Self-control; adolescence; development; impulsivity; longitudinal(2016)
Individual Differences in Frontolimbic Circuitry and Anxiety Emerge with Adolescent Changes in Endocannabinoid Signaling Across Species
Keywords Genetics; Adolescents; Anxiety; Brain development(2016)
Neurobiology of Addiction: a Neurocircuitry Analysis
Keywords Drug use; Decision making; Neuroscience(2016)
Peer Passenger Norms and Pressure: Experimental Effects on Simulated Driving Among Teenage Males
Keywords Risk taking; Teenagers; Driving; Peer influence; Teen Driver; Risky Driving; Behavior; Simulated Driving; Hazard Perception; Social Influences; Injunctive Norms(2016)