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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)
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)
Searching for Signatures of Brain Maturity: What Are We Searching For?
Keywords youth; adolescence; brain development; neuroscience; juvenile justice; neurodevelopment; development; maturity; brain imaging; adolescence; policy(2016)
The Dual Systems Model: Review, Reappraisal, and Reaffirmation
Keywords Adolescents; Risk taking; Rewards; Control; Brain development; Dual systems; Sensation-seeking; Reward sensitivity; Cognitive control(2016)
Sykes v. State
Keywords capital sentencing; childhood abuse; developmental trauma; brain impairment; trauma; sentencing reform; mitigating factors(2015)
State v. Taylor G.
Keywords Child sexual trauma; expert testimony; trauma responses; delayed disclosure; memory gaps; victim credibility; legal precedent; child abuse(2015)
Davis v Ayala
Keywords solitary confinement; habeas review; human toll; long-term confinement; defense exclusion(2015)
Brief of Amici Curiae Torture Experts International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture, Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, REDRESS, and World Organisation Against Torture in Support
Keywords torture; PTSD; psychological effects; expert testimony; mental state; mens rea; sexual violence; dissociation; involuntary actions(2015)
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of the Appellant Seeking Reversal
Keywords PTSD; post-traumatic stress disorder; mental-health testimony; psychological disorder; voluntary manslaughter; murder; Sixth Amendment; effective assistance of counsel(2015)
Long-Term Mental Health of War-Refugees: A Systematic Literature Review
Keywords refugees; war trauma; PTSD; depression; anxiety; risk factors(2015)
Untested Assumptions: Psychological Research and Credibility Assessment in Legal Decision-Making
Keywords PTSD; refugee; asylum; sexual violence; decision-making(2015)
Doe v. Ayers
Keywords death sentence; defense counsel; mitigating evidence; prison sexual abuse; trauma(2015)
Peter P. v. Compton Unified School District
Keywords trauma exposure; disabilities; school district; access to education; physical impairments; mental impairments; educational access; lasting impairments; students(2015)
Adolescent Impatience Decreases with Increased Frontostriatal Connectivity
Keywords Impulsive behavior; Impatience; Adolescence; Delayed rewards; Immediate rewards; Reward; Self-control; connectivity; delay discounting(2015)