Beyond Stereotypes of Adolescent Risk Taking: Placing the Adolescent Brain in Developmental Context

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dc.contributor.authorRomer, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorReyna, Valerie F
dc.contributor.authorSatterthwaite, Theodore D
dc.date2023-05-17T19:10:33.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T12:02:35Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T12:02:35Z
dc.date.issued2017-10-01
dc.date.submitted2017-12-22T06:25:55-08:00
dc.description.abstractRecent neuroscience models of adolescent brain development attribute the morbidity and mortality of this period to structural and functional imbalances between more fully developed limbic regions that subserve reward and emotion as opposed to those that enable cognitive control. We challenge this interpretation of adolescent development by distinguishing risk-taking that peaks during adolescence (sensation seeking and impulsive action) from risk taking that declines monotonically from childhood to adulthood (impulsive choice and other decisions under known risk). Sensation seeking is primarily motivated by exploration of the environment under ambiguous risk contexts, while impulsive action, which is likely to be maladaptive, is more characteristic of a subset of youth with weak control over limbic motivation. Risk taking that declines monotonically from childhood to adulthood occurs primarily under conditions of known risks and reflects increases in executive function as well as aversion to risk based on increases in gist-based reasoning. We propose an alternative Lifespan Wisdom Model that highlights the importance of experience gained through exploration during adolescence. We propose, therefore, that brain models that recognize the adaptive roles that cognition and experience play during adolescence provide a more complete and helpful picture of this period of development.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/2181
dc.legacy.articleid1542
dc.legacy.fields10.1016/j.dcn.2017.07.007
dc.legacy.fulltexturlhttps://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1542&context=asc_papers&unstamped=1
dc.rightsThis is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/).
dc.source.beginpage19
dc.source.endpage34
dc.source.issue518
dc.source.journalDepartmental Papers (ASC)
dc.source.journaltitleDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience
dc.source.peerreviewedtrue
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.source.volume27
dc.subject.otherbrain development
dc.subject.otherdopamine
dc.subject.otherdecision-making
dc.subject.othercognitive control
dc.subject.otherexperience
dc.subject.otherCommunication
dc.subject.otherSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.titleBeyond Stereotypes of Adolescent Risk Taking: Placing the Adolescent Brain in Developmental Context
dc.typeArticle
digcom.contributor.authorisAuthorOfPublication|email:dromer@asc.upenn.edu|institution:University of Pennsylvania|Romer, Daniel
digcom.contributor.authorReyna, Valerie F
digcom.contributor.authorSatterthwaite, Theodore D
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