Brain structural correlates of risk-taking behavior and effects of peer influence in adolescents.

Adolescents are characterized by impulsive risky behavior, particularly in the presence of peers. We discriminated high and low risk-taking male adolescents aged 18-19 years by assessing their propensity for risky behavior and vulnerability to peer influence with personality tests, and compared stru...

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Main Authors: Myoung Soo Kwon, Victor Vorobyev, Dagfinn Moe, Riitta Parkkola, Heikki Hämäläinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4229230?pdf=render