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BACKGROUND: Decision-making and risk-taking behavior undergo developmental changes during adolescence. Disadvantageous decision-making and increased risk-taking may lead to problematic behaviors such as substance use and abuse, pathological gambling and excessive internet use. METHODS: Based on MEDLINE searches, this article reviews the literature on decision-making and risk-taking and their relationship to addiction vulnerability in youth. RESULTS: Decision-making and risk-taking behaviors involve brain areas that undergoing developmental changes during puberty and young adulthood. Individual differences and peer pressure also relate importantly to decision-making and risk-taking. CONCLUSIONS: Brain-based changes in emotional, motivational and cognitive processing may underlie risk-taking and decision-making propensities in adolescence, making this period a time of heightened vulnerability for engagement in additive behaviors.
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Kornelia N. Balogh
Linda C. Mayes
Marc N. Potenza
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Yale University
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/6a02d8ba59ea043e4c9e325b — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1556/jba.2.2013.1.1