In this review, we describe multiple pathways that may lead to risk-taking in adolescence.
We review behavioral and neuroimaging studies showing heightened risk-taking tendencies …

Neurobiological models of adolescent decision-making emphasize developmental changes
in brain regions involved in affect (eg, ventral striatum) and cognitive control (eg, lateral …

Although many neuroimaging studies have investigated adolescent risk taking, few studies
have dissociated between decision-making under risk (known probabilities) and ambiguity …

Epidemiological data suggest that risk taking in the real world increases from childhood into
adolescence and declines into adulthood. However, developmental patterns of behaviour in …

Popular culture often portrays adolescence as a period of peak risk-taking, but that
developmental trend is not consistently found across laboratory studies. Instead, meta …

Learning which of our behaviors benefit others contributes to forming social relationships.
An important period for the development of (pro) social behavior is adolescence, which is …

Peer presence can elicit maladaptive adolescent decision-making, potentially by increasing
sensitivity to the rewards one receives. It remains unknown whether peer presence also …

Executive functions (EF) continue developing throughout adolescence, with immaturity in EF
theorized to underlie risk-taking. 129 older adolescents and young adults (aged 17 to 22 …

Adolescence represents a unique period of the lifespan, characterized by heightened
susceptibility to social feedback and increased autonomy in a wide range of choice …

Risk-taking often occurs in childhood as a compex outcome influenced by individual, family,
and social factors. The ability to govern risky decision-making in a balanced manner is a …