adolescents associated_with risk taking
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Adolescent binge drinking alters adult brain neurotransmitter gene expression, behavior, brain regional volumes, and neurochemistry in mice.
(2011)
PMID:21223304
cited
Adolescence is best defined by characteristic behaviors including ... high levels of risk-taking ...
confidence: 0.96
adolescent reward-seeking and risk taking might result from a relative deficit in the activity of motivational circuitry
confidence: 0.85
A behavioral scientist looks at the science of adolescent brain development.
(2010)
PMID:19963311
cited
adolescence ... subserved by the same regions and systems that undergird ... risk taking
confidence: 0.85
Neurobiology of the adolescent brain and behavior: implications for substance use disorders.
(2010)
PMID:21093769
cited
adolescents are often characterized as ... greater risk-takers
confidence: 0.90
Executive cognitive functions and impulsivity as correlates of risk taking and problem behavior in preadolescents.
(2009)
PMID:19560477
cited
exploring these risks is part of the natural development of adolescents
confidence: 0.85