The neuroscience of adolescent decision-making

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-115

  Hartley, Catherine A ^a   Somerville, Leah H ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DELAY DISCOUNTING; HUMAN; LEARNING; NEUROSCIENCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIENCE NETWORK; STRIATE CORTEX;

EID: 84943578132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.09.004     Document Type: Review

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