Adolescence is characterized by numerous social, hormonal and physical changes, as well
as a marked increase in risk-taking behaviors. Dual systems models attribute adolescent risk …

Early adolescent substance use dramatically increases the risk of lifelong substance use
disorder (SUD). An adolescent sensitive period evolved to allow the development of risk …

Physically active lifestyles and other health-enhancing behaviors play an important role in
preserving executive function into old age. Conversely, emerging research suggests that …

Objective: Underage drinking is widely recognized as a leading public health and social
problem for adolescents in the United States. Being able to identify at-risk adolescents …

Substance use often begins, and noticeably escalates, during adolescence. Identifying
predictive neurobehavioral vulnerability markers of substance use and related problems …

Although explanatory models of adolescent risk behavior have predominantly focused on
adolescents' limited ability to self-regulate impulsive and/or reward-driven behavior (reactive …

The developmental period of adolescence is characterized by increasing incidence of health
risk behaviors, including experimenting with drugs and alcohol. We examined how inhibitory …

Objective: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful life events that occur during
development. It is well-established that ACE exposure has negative downstream …

The current review is guided by the theoretical perspective that emphasizes the regulating
role of executive functioning (Carver et al., 2009) and presents studies that elucidate the …

This study tested the relation between cortical–subcortical functional connectivity and
alcohol consumption in adolescents using an accelerated longitudinal design, as well as …