Development of the social brain during adolescence.

Part of a special issue on neurocognitive approaches to developmental disorders. The writer considers the new and rapidly expanding field of social cognitive development during adolescence. She briefly outlines evidence for a circumscribed network of brain regions involved in understanding other p...

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Publicado en:Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 40 - 50
Autor principal: Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd January 2008
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Sumario:Part of a special issue on neurocognitive approaches to developmental disorders. The writer considers the new and rapidly expanding field of social cognitive development during adolescence. She briefly outlines evidence for a circumscribed network of brain regions involved in understanding other people. In addition, she describes evidence that some of these brain regions undergo structural development during adolescence. Furthermore, she considers recent studies that have explored development of the social brain during adolescence. She concludes that additional research is required to disentangle the contributions of biological and environmental factors to the developing social brain.