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 …

Adolescence is a period of formative biological and social transition. Social cognitive
processes involved in navigating increasingly complex and intimate relationships continue …

How was the evolution of our unique biological life history related to distinctive human
developments in cognition and culture? We suggest that the extended human childhood and …

Developmental psychologists coined the term" theory of mind" to describe how we
understand our shifting mental states in daily life. Over the past twenty years researchers …

Research has demonstrated that extensive structural and functional brain development
continues throughout adolescence. A popular notion emerging from this work states that a …

Following a key developmental task of childhood—building a foundation of self‐knowledge
in the form of domain‐specific self‐concepts—adolescents begin to explore their emerging …

Adolescence is characterized by making risky decisions. Early lesion and neuroimaging
studies in adults pointed to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and related structures as …

Adolescents are commonly portrayed as highly emotional, with their behaviors often
hijacked by their emotions. Research on the neural substrates of adolescent affective …

This highly influential work--now in a revised and expanded third edition incorporating major
advances in the field--gives clinicians, educators, and students a new understanding of what …

The ability to use cognitive reappraisal to regulate emotions is an adaptive skill in adulthood,
but little is known about its development. Because reappraisal is thought to be supported by …