The current generation of adolescents grows up in a media-saturated world. However, it is
unclear how media influences the maturational trajectories of brain regions involved in …

Depression is associated with social risk factors, social impairments and poor social
functioning. This paper gives an overview of these social aspects using the NIMH Research …

Thirty years of brain imaging research has converged to define the brain's default network—
a novel and only recently appreciated brain system that participates in internal modes of …

In this working paper, Wendy Russell and Stuart Lester of the UK's University of
Gloucestershire discuss why play is fundamental to the health and well-being of children …

In our target article, we proposed that addiction could be envisioned as misperformance of a
decision-making machinery described by two systems (deliberative and habit systems) …

" Hruschka's integrative approach provides a robust, and accessible, view of the
complexities of making, having, and being friends. This kind of inquiry is at the forefront of …

Positive social interactions are essential for emotional well-being and proper behavioral
development of young individuals. Here, we studied the neural underpinnings of social …

Abstract The Beauty-is-Good stereotype refers to the assumption that attractive people
possess sociably desirable personalities and higher moral standards. The existence of this …

This paper reviews recent work on reciprocal altruism in primates with the aim of highlighting
the roles that reciprocal partner choice may have had in the evolution of primate altruism …

In this study we use economic exchange games to examine the development of prosocial
behavior in the form of sharing and giving in social interactions with peers across …