Research Articles
The Teenage Waiting Game: How Learning to Delay Gratification Shapes the Adolescent Brain
Explore the science behind adolescent self-control, delay of gratification, and risk-taking behavior through neuroscience research and psychological studies.
The Adolescent Brain: Why Teen Years Are a High-Stakes Period for Substance Use Risk
Exploring how adolescent brain development and reinforcement sensitivity theory explain increased substance use risk during teenage years.
The Adolescent Brain: A Window Into Early-Onset Psychiatric Disorders
Understanding how adolescent brain development creates unique vulnerabilities to psychiatric disorders and new approaches for intervention.
The Adolescent Brain: Unlocking the Secrets of Dopamine and Motivation
Explore the neuroscience behind adolescent brain development, dopamine's role in motivation, and how this critical period shapes behavior and self-regulation.