The neural signature of self-concept development in adolescence: The role of domain and valence distinctions

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue , 2018, Pages 1-12

  van der Cruijsen, R ^a   Peters, S ^a   van der Aar, L P E ^a   Crone, E A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Development; fMRI; Medial prefrontal cortex; Self; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MAPPING; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85036516876     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2017.11.005     Document Type: Article

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