Pubertal timing and peer influence on risky decision-making

Adolescents engage in more risky behavior when they are with peers and show heightened susceptibility to peer influence relative to children and adults. Recent experimental studies suggest that peer influence on adolescent risk-taking may be mediated by activity in reward-related regions of the brai...

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Main Author: Kretsch, Natalie Sara
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/19652