prefrontal cortex associated_with adolescents
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The development and maturation of the prefrontal cortex occurs primarily during adolescence
confidence: 0.96
The prefrontal cortex is one of the last regions of the brain to reach maturation... brain development is not complete until near the age of 25 years.
confidence: 0.94
Neurobiology of the adolescent brain and behavior: implications for substance use disorders.
(2010)
PMID:21093769
cited
adolescent is biased by functionally mature subcortical relative to less mature cortical circuitry during adolescence
confidence: 0.80
During adolescence, synaptic pruning occurs primarily in the prefrontal ... cortex.
confidence: 0.95