Peers increase adolescent risk taking by enhancing activity in the brain's reward circuitry

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Chein, Jason ^a   Albert, Dustin ^a   O'Brien, Lia ^a   Uckert, Kaitlyn ^a   Steinberg, Laurence ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PEER GROUP; REWARD; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 79952234661     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.01035.x     Document Type: Article

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