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The Teenage Brain: Sensitivity to Rewards

Galván, Adriana·2013·Current Directions in Psychological Science

Abstract

Adolescence is characterized by heightened reward sensitivity. Accumulating evidence suggests that this behavior is associated with neurodevelopmental changes in reward-related neural circuitry. In this article, I review recent studies in animal models and humans that highlight the unique adolescent response to reward in the striatum, a reward-sensitive brain region. This work helps the field understand characteristic adolescent behavior and will be important in addressing policy questions related to this period of development.

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  • Early development of the valuation system is indicated by increases in striatal dopamine levels, dopamine receptor availability, and BOLD activity to rewarding stimuli in early adolescence.

    “Indications of the early development of the valuation system include increases in striatal dopamine levels, dopamine receptor availability, and blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) activity related to rewarding stimuli in early adolescence (34, 35)”
  • All adolescent brains are sensitized to reward learning.

    “Despite sex differences in these trajectories, all adolescent brains are sensitized to reward learning (Galván, 2013).”

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Authors
Galván, A.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Galván, Adriana
Venue
Current Directions in Psychological Science
Published
2013-04
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
88-93
ISSN
  • 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8721
OpenAlex
W2169046953
Cited by
231
References
57
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
adolescence, reward sensitivity, striatum, brain development, adolescent behavior

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