Experience during adolescence shapes brain development: From synapses and networks to normal and pathological behavior

D Dow-Edwards, FP MacMaster, BS Peterson… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Adolescence is a period of dramatic neural reorganization creating a period of vulnerability
and the possibility for the development of psychopathology. The maturation of various neural …

The adolescent brain and the emergence and peak of psychopathology

A Powers, BJ Casey - Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Adolescence is a period of heightened emotionality and increased risk for mental illness,
affecting as many as one in five persons. This article reviews recent human imaging and …

Conservative and disruptive modes of adolescent change in human brain functional connectivity

F Váša, R Romero-Garcia… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Adolescent changes in human brain function are not entirely understood. Here, we used
multiecho functional MRI (fMRI) to measure developmental change in functional connectivity …

The computational development of reinforcement learning during adolescence

S Palminteri, EJ Kilford, G Coricelli… - PLoS computational …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Adolescence is a period of life characterised by changes in learning and decision-making.
Learning and decision-making do not rely on a unitary system, but instead require the …

Age‐related changes in amygdala–frontal connectivity during emotional face processing from childhood into young adulthood

M Wu, A Kujawa, LH Lu, DA Fitzgerald… - Human brain …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to process and respond to emotional facial expressions is a critical skill for
healthy social and emotional development. There has been growing interest in …

The developing brain in the digital era: A scoping review of structural and functional correlates of screen time in adolescence

L Marciano, AL Camerini, R Morese - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The widespread diffusion of screen-based devices in adolescence has fueled a debate
about the beneficial and detrimental effects on adolescents' well-being and development …

[HTML][HTML] But is helping you worth the risk? Defining prosocial risk taking in adolescence

KT Do, JFG Moreira, EH Telzer - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent work has shown that the same neural circuitry that typically underlies risky behaviors
also contributes to prosocial behaviors. Despite the striking overlap between two seemingly …

Dissociable multi-scale patterns of development in personalized brain networks

AR Pines, B Larsen, Z Cui, VJ Sydnor… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The brain is organized into networks at multiple resolutions, or scales, yet studies of
functional network development typically focus on a single scale. Here, we derive …

Emerging depression in adolescence coincides with accelerated frontal cortical thinning

MGN Bos, S Peters, FC van de Kamp… - Journal of Child …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Adolescence is a transition period characterized by heightened emotional
reactivity, which for some sets the stage for emerging depressive symptoms. Prior studies …

TLR4 elimination prevents synaptic and myelin alterations and long-term cognitive dysfunctions in adolescent mice with intermittent ethanol treatment

J Montesinos, M Pascual, A Pla, C Maldonado… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The adolescent brain undergoes important dynamic and plastic cell changes, including
overproduction of axons and synapses, followed by rapid pruning along with ongoing axon …