Citation

Galvan A, Rahdar A. Neuroscience 2013; 249: 223-231.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles. Electronic address: agalvan@ucla.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, International Brain Research Organization, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.09.074

PMID

23069759

Abstract

Relative to other developmental periods, adolescence is characterized by risky decision making, increased perceived stress and heightened reactivity to acute stress. It is also during this time that individuals undergo significant neurodevelopment in brain regions that process decision making and stress. In this review, we summarize what is currently known about stress during adolescence, how it impacts risky decision-making, and how acute stress may exert neurobiological effects on circuitry that subserves decision-making in the developing brain. We conclude by suggesting future research directions that may help the field gain traction on this important, but relatively understudied, question.

Language: en