Citation

Dahl R. Neuron 2011; 69(5): 837-839.

Affiliation

School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Cell Press)

DOI

10.1016/j.neuron.2011.02.036

PMID

21382545

Abstract

Heightened sensitivity to emotional faces may contribute to less risk taking and susceptibility to peer influence in adolescents. A longitudinal study from Pfeifer et al. reveals a developmental increase in ventral striatum activity in early adolescence in response to emotional faces, which correlates with improved measures of resistance to peer influence and risky behavior.

Language: en