Successful navigation of the social environment is dependent on a number of social
cognitive processes, including mentalizing and resistance to peer influence. These …

Adolescence is a period of dramatic developmental transitions—from puberty-related
changes in hormones, bodies, and brains to an increasingly complex social world. The …

Theories of human neurobehavioral development suggest executive functions mature from
childhood through adolescence, underlying adolescent risk-taking and the emergence of …

Becoming a parent is a transformative experience, marked by hormonal changes and
neuroplasticity as well as shifts in self-concept, social roles, and daily routines. Although the …

Abstract In May 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated its intent to “require
applicants to consider sex as a biological variable (SABV) in the design and analysis of NIH …

Over the past two decades, there has been a tremendous increase in our understanding of
structural and functional brain development in adolescence. However, understanding the …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with abnormal neural circuitry. It can be
measured by assessing functional connectivity (FC) at resting-state functional MRI, that may …

A fundamental task in neuroscience is to characterize the brain's developmental course.
While replicable group-level models of structural brain development from childhood to …

Adolescence may mark a sensitive period for the development of higher-order cognition
through enhanced plasticity of cortical circuits. At the same time, animal research indicates …

Research has demonstrated that adolescence is an important time for self-and other-
oriented development that underlies many skills vital for becoming a contributing member of …