The transition from childhood to adolescence is marked by increasingly sophisticated social
cognitive abilities that are paralleled by significant functional maturation of the brain …

Adolescence is characterized by extensive neural development and sensitivity to social
context, both of which contribute to engaging in prosocial behaviors. Although it is …

Prosociality is a core feature of human functioning and has been a topic of interest across
disciplinary boundaries for decades. In this review, we highlight different neuroscientific …

Highlights•Sharing and helping in childhood require distinct regulatory
mechanisms.•Sharing is associated with behavioral control and helping with emotion …

Learning which of our behaviors benefit others contributes to forming social relationships.
An important period for the development of (pro) social behavior is adolescence, which is …

Acting prosocially and feeling socially included are important factors for developing social
relations. However, little is known about the development of neural trajectories of prosocial …

Prosocial behavior, or voluntary actions that intentionally benefit others, relate to desirable
developmental outcomes such as peer acceptance, while lack of prosocial behavior has …

Highlights•Early prosociality coopts the general systems of attention and emotion
regulation.•Developmental neuroscience findings link prosocial cognition and …

Adolescence is marked by an increased sensitivity to the social environment as youth
navigate evolving relationships with family, friends, and communities. Prosocial behavior …

Social acceptance is of key importance for healthy functioning. We used functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine age-related changes in the neural correlates of social …