Examining the link between adolescent brain development and risk taking from a social-developmental perspective

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 315-323

  Willoughby, Teena ^a   Good, Marie ^b   Adachi, Paul J C ^a   Hamza, Chloe ^a   Tavernier, Royette ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent risk taking; Brain development; Dual system; Lifespan; Social context

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT RISK TAKING; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DUAL SYSTEM; LIFESPAN; SOCIAL CONTEXT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; HUMANS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84885816630     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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