Adolescents’ risky decision-making activates neural networks related to social cognition and cognitive control processes

Adolescents’ risky decision-making activates neural networks related to social cognition and cognitive control processes

This study examines by means of fMRI the neural mechanisms underlying adolescents’ risk decision-making in social contexts. We hypothesize that the social context could engage brain regions associated with social cognition processes and developmental changes are also expected. Sixty participants (ad...

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Main Authors: María José eRodrigo, Iván ePadrón, Manuel eDe Vega, Evelyn C. Ferstl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
fMRI
Adolescent risk and ambiguous decision-making
dangerous and safe choices
decision-making in social context
emotional and social cognitive processing
age and gender differences.
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00060/full

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