Executive function (EF), which refers to the more deliberate, top‐down neurocognitive
processes involved in self‐regulation, develops most rapidly during the preschool years …

Despite evident heightened adolescent risk-taking in real-life situations, not all experimental
studies demonstrate that adolescents take more risks than children and adults on risky …

Introduction: Executive function (EF) skills emerge in infancy and typically become more
effective and efficient throughout childhood and adolescence and into early adulthood …

All countries distinguish between minors and adults for various legal purposes. Recent US
Supreme Court cases concerning the legal status of juveniles have consulted psychological …

Despite significant theoretical advancement in the area of child neuropsychology, limited
attention has been paid to the developmental features of adolescence. The present study …

Recent years have seen a rejuvenation of interest in studies of motivation–cognition
interactions arising from many different areas of psychology and neuroscience. The present …

Peer victimization is a highly stressful experience that impacts up to a third of all adolescents
and can contribute to a variety of negative outcomes, including elevated anxiety, depression …

Although adolescents' emotional lives are thought to be more turbulent than those of adults,
it is unknown whether this difference is attributable to developmental changes in emotional …

Executive function (EF) refers to the set of neurocognitive skills involved in goal-directed
problem solving, including working memory, inhibitory control, and set shifting/flexibility. EF …

Since the discovery that patients with damage to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) show similar
deficits in cognitive control as young children, the PFC model of cognitive control …