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Cognitive and affective development in adolescence.

Laurence Steinberg1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. lds@temple.edu

Trends in Cognitive Sciences
|January 26, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Adolescence is a critical period where brain development creates vulnerability due to differing maturation rates. This sensitive phase presents both risks and opportunities for regulatory system reorganization.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Adolescent Health

Background:

  • Adolescent development is increasingly understood through new brain development research.
  • Adolescence presents unique vulnerabilities due to asynchronous maturation of brain, behavioral, and cognitive systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore normative and atypical adolescent development.
  • To integrate new knowledge of brain development into understanding adolescent behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current scientific literature on adolescent brain development.
  • Analysis of factors contributing to developmental vulnerability during adolescence.

Main Results:

  • Adolescence is characterized by potential disjunctions between systems maturing at different rates.
  • These developmental processes are influenced by both shared and independent biological mechanisms.

Conclusions:

  • Adolescence is a critical or sensitive period for regulatory system reorganization.
  • This reorganization involves significant risks and opportunities for adolescent well-being.

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