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

According to the dual systems perspective, risk taking peaks during adolescence because
activation of an early-maturing socioemotional-incentive processing system amplifies …

To date, fMRI research has been concerned primarily with evincing generic principles of
brain function through averaging data from multiple subjects. Given rapid developments in …

Adolescents are commonly thought of as risk takers. However, adolescents often avoid
social risk taking, that is, the risk of being socially excluded by their peers. Here, we review …

Social cognitive processes are critical in navigating complex social interactions and are
associated with a network of brain areas termed the 'social brain'. Here, we describe the …

Social relationships promote health and wellbeing. Brain regions regulating social behavior
continue to develop throughout adolescence, as teens learn to navigate their social …

The prevailing view in the field of adolescent brain development is that heightened activity in
the mesolimbic dopaminergic reward system serves as a liability, orienting adolescents …

Susceptibility to social influence is associated with a host of negative outcomes during
adolescence. However, emerging evidence implicates the role of peers and parents in …

Adolescence is characterized by pronounced changes in motivated behavior, during which
emphasis on potential rewards may result in an increased tendency to approach things that …

Research in the past decade has highlighted the nuances of adolescent decision making. In
this review article, we summarize several themes evident in the field of developmental …