Neurobiology of the adolescent brain and behavior: Implications for substance use disorders
Review
Overview
MeSH Major
Alcohol Drinking
Brain
Risk-Taking
Substance-Related Disorders
abstract
The tension or imbalance between these developing systems during adolescence may lead to cognitive control processes being more vulnerable to incentive-based modulation and increased susceptibility to the motivational properties of alcohol and drugs. As such, behavior challenges that require cognitive control in the face of appetitive cues may serve as useful biobehavioral markers for predicting which teens may be at greater risk for alcohol and substance dependence.
