Adolescent Brain Development: Vulnerabilities and Opportunities
- ISBN-10
- 1573315060
- ISBN-13
- 9781573315067
- Pages
- 472
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York Academy of Sciences
- Authors
- Ronald E. Dahl, Linda P. Spear
Description
Adolescent development involves complex changes in neurobehavioral systems underpinning the control of emotion and behavior. The adolescent transition is often difficult - morbidity and mortality increase 300 per cent during adolescence with the majority of the serious health problems related to difficulties with the control of behavior and emotions (e.g., suicide, homicide, depression, alcohol, nicotine, and other substance abuse). A critical gap in advancing research is the general lack of basic knowledge about human brain development during puberty and adolescence. In recent years, however, there have been several areas of research progress, and what is critically needed is better integration across disciplines with a specific focus on the neurobehavioral changes during normal adolescent development that contribute to increased risk-taking and/or reward seeking.
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