Comments: data is from 2007, yet it found that 9 our of 10 university students (individuals aged 18—26) reported using porn. What might the percentage be for young guys today? FULL TEXT PDF Journal of Adolescent Research January 2008 23: 6–30, Jason S. Carroll Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, [email protected]. Laura M. Padilla-Walker Brigham Young […]
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Rev Neurosci. 2011;22(6):609-24. Epub 2011 Nov 25. Parvaz MA, Alia-Klein N, Woicik PA, Volkow ND, Goldstein RZ. Source Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 30 Bell Ave., Bldg. 490, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA. Abstract In this review, we highlight the role of neuroimaging techniques in studying the emotional and cognitive-behavioral components of the addiction syndrome […]
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Front Behav Neurosci. 2010 Jul 13;4. pii: 39. Friemel CM, Spanagel R, Schneider M. Source Department of Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Heidelberg University Mannheim, Germany. Abstract Puberty is a critical period for the initiation of drug use and abuse. Because early drug use onset often accounts for a more severe progression of addiction, […]
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Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2009 Apr;33(4):516-24. Andersen SL, Teicher MH. Source Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA. [email protected] Abstract Adverse life events are associated with a wide range of psychopathology, including an increased risk for substance abuse. In this review, we focus on the inter-relationship between exposure to adversity and […]
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Pediatrics. 2008 Apr;121 Suppl 4:S273-89. Windle M, Spear LP, Fuligni AJ, Angold A, Brown JD, Pine D, Smith GT, Giedd J, Dahl RE. Source Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, Room 520, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. [email protected] Abstract Numerous developmental changes occur across levels of personal organization (eg, […]
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Dev Psychobiol. 2010 Apr;52(3):236-43. Spear LP, Varlinskaya EI. Source Department of Psychology, Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA. [email protected] Abstract Age-related patterns of sensitivity to appetitive and aversive stimuli seemingly have deep evolutionary roots, with marked developmental transformations seen during adolescence in a number […]
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Brain Cogn. 2010 Feb;72(1):114-23. Epub 2009 Sep 16. Doremus-Fitzwater TL, Varlinskaya EI, Spear LP. Source Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA. Abstract Adolescence is an evolutionarily conserved developmental phase characterized by hormonal, physiological, neural and behavioral alterations evident widely across mammalian species. For instance, adolescent […]
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Horm Behav. 2010 Jun;58(1):122-37. Epub 2009 Nov 10. Kuhn C, Johnson M, Thomae A, Luo B, Simon SA, Zhou G, Walker QD. Source Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. [email protected] Abstract Adolescence is the developmental epoch during which children become adults-intellectually, physically, hormonally and socially. Brain […]
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FROM THE MARCH 2011 ISSUE Fast driving, drugs, and unsafe sex: The risk-loving behavior of adolescents may result from a neurological gap in the developing brain by Carl Zimmer Teenagers are a puzzle, and not just to their parents. When kids pass from childhood to adolescence their mortality rate doubles, despite the fact that teenagers […]
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January 26th, 2011 in Medicine & Health / Neuroscience Enlarge Each row represents the activity in a neuron at key times during the task. At the time of reward, nearly one-third of adolescent neurons became excited (shown in red) though the level of inhibition (in blue) changed marginally. Adult neurons registered much higher inhibitory activity […]
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