Adolescent engagement in dangerous behaviors is associated with increased white matter maturity of frontal cortex.
Myelination of white matter in the brain continues throughout adolescence and early adulthood. This cortical immaturity has been suggested as a potential cause of dangerous and impulsive behaviors in adolescence.We tested this hypothesis in a group of healthy adolescents, age 12-18 (N = 91), who und...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2728774?pdf=render |