The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is implicated in a broad range of behaviors and
cognitive processes, but it has been unclear what contribution, if any, the ACC makes to …

How does our brain choose the best course of action? Choices between material goods are
thought to be steered by neural value signals that encode the rewarding properties of the …

Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood that begins around the onset of
puberty and ends with relative independence from the parent. This developmental period is …

Predictive coding posits that neural systems make forward-looking predictions about
incoming information. Neural signals contain information not about the currently perceived …

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

Evidence increasingly suggests that neural structures that respond to primary and
secondary rewards are also implicated in the processing of social rewards. The 'Like'—a …

Empathy, the ability to vicariously experience and to understand the affect of other people, is
fundamental for successful social-cognitive ability and behaviour. Empathy is thought to be a …

In the present study, we examined the relationship between developmental modulation of
socioaffective brain systems and adolescents' preoccupation with social evaluation. Child …

Over the past several decades, Gottfredson & Hirschi's self-control theory (SCT) has
dominated research on self-control and crime. In this review, I assess the current state of self …

Anhedonia (hyposensitivity to rewards) and negative bias (hypersensitivity to punishments)
are core features of major depressive disorder (MDD), which could stem from abnormal …