Cognitive control in adolescence: neural underpinnings and relation to self-report behaviors.

Adolescence is commonly characterized by impulsivity, poor decision-making, and lack of foresight. However, the developmental neural underpinnings of these characteristics are not well established.To test the hypothesis that these adolescent behaviors are linked to under-developed proactive control...

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Main Authors: Jessica R Andrews-Hanna, Kristen L Mackiewicz Seghete, Eric D Claus, Gregory C Burgess, Luka Ruzic, Marie T Banich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3125248?pdf=render