Adolescence is characterized by numerous social, hormonal and physical changes, as well
as a marked increase in risk-taking behaviors. Dual systems models attribute adolescent risk-…

Adolescence is characterized by increased risk-taking, novelty-seeking, and locomotor
activity, all of which suggest a heightened appetitive drive. The neurotransmitter dopamine is …

… These values are in an acceptable range for even the very youngest children tested (Luciana,
unpublished data). If the battery is to be utilized in clinical settings where retesting is often …

The prefrontal cortex modulates executive control processes and structurally matures
throughout adolescence. Consistent with these events, prefrontal functions that demand high …

The neural processes that underlie the functional emergence of human cognitive functions,
particularly those associated with the prefrontal cortex (PFC), are of growing interest to …

The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is an ongoing, nationwide
study of the effects of environmental influences on behavioral and brain development in …

… On average, the participants scored in the high average range of intellectual functioning
on the Vocabulary (scaled score, M 12.81, SD 2.72) and Block Design (scaled score, M …

Post-mortem histological and in vivo neuroimaging findings both reveal frontal lobe development
that extends beyond the adolescent years. Few studies have examined whether this …

In this article, children's performance on subtasks from the Cambridge Neuropsychological
Testing Automated Battery (CANTAB) is described. Two samples were recruited, one of …

… Briefly, the tissue sections were incubated in 100 mL of 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) …
The reaction was terminated by immersing the slides three times for 5 min each in the 0.1 M …