Citation

Van Duijvenvoorde ACK, Crone EA. Curr. Dir. Psychol. Sci. 2013; 22(2): 108-113.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0963721413475446

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Recent neuroscientific studies have pinpointed a relative imbalance between the development of subcortical-affective and prefrontal-control brain networks that creates specific sensitivities during adolescence. Despite these advances in understanding adolescent brain development, there is a strong need for a more mechanistic understanding of the way these limbic and frontal-cortical areas interact and contribute to adolescents' risky and social decision-making. We discuss a neuroeconomic approach that has the potential to significantly forward the understanding of decision making in adolescence.