| Literature DB >> 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.Year: 2011 PMID: 21382545 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.02.036
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173