For years, the brain has been viewed as a relatively static entity, determined by the
interaction of genetic preprogramming and early childhood experience. In contrast to this …

Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by increased reward-seeking
behavior. Investigators have used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in …

Adolescence is a critical period for maturation of neurobiological processes that underlie
higher cognitive functions and social and emotional behavior. Recent studies have applied …

Background Recent studies suggest that internet addiction disorder (IAD) is associated with
structural abnormalities in brain gray matter. However, few studies have investigated the …

The Handbook of Moral Development is the definitive source of theory and research on the
development of morality. Since the publication of the first edition, ground-breaking …

Exercise Psychology, Second Edition, addresses the psychological and biological
consequences of exercise and physical activity and their subsequent effects on mood and …

Connectomics has enhanced our understanding of neurocognitive development and decline
by the integration of network sciences into studies across different stages of the human life …

Throughout the world, drug and alcohol use has a clear adolescent onset (Degenhardt et
al.,). Alcohol continues to be the most popular drug among teens and emerging adults, with …

Recent models hypothesize that adolescents' risky behavior is the consequence of
increased sensitivity to rewards in the ventral medial (VM) prefrontal cortex (PFC) and the …

Neuroeconomics combines methods and theories from neuroscience psychology,
economics, and computer science in an effort to produce detailed computational and …