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 …

Highlights•Adolescence may be a period of heightened sensitivity to social reward.•Playing
with a conspecific is more rewarding for adolescent than adult rats.•Human adolescents …

The ability to infer mental and affective states of others is crucial for social functioning. This
ability, denoted as Theory of Mind (ToM), develops rapidly during childhood, yet results on …

Social cognition refers to a complex set of mental abilities underlying social stimulus
perception, processing, interpretation, and response. Together, these abilities support the …

In this paper, we argue that Anorexia Nervosa (AN) can be explained as arising from a 'lost
sense of emotional self.'We begin by briefly reviewing evidence accumulated to date …

Social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) skills encompass a wide range of competencies
related to how individuals build and maintain relationships, understand and manage …

Emotion socialization influences how adolescents learn how to express and regulate their
affect, and has ramifications for adolescent psychological adjustment. The majority of …

The onset of adolescence is a time of profound changes in motivation, cognition, behavior,
and social relationships. Existing neurodevelopmental models have integrated our current …

Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by substantial psychological,
biological, and neurobiological changes. This review discusses the past decade of research …

Abstract Affective Social Competence (ASC) is a conceptual framework describing
complementary processes of sending, receiving, and experiencing emotions in dynamic …