Table 1.
Response in Typical Development | ||
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IFC | Striatum | |
Adolescents 30–32, 50, 60–61 | ⬇ | ⬆ |
At-risk Adolescents 39 | ⬇⬇ | ? |
⬇ = less neural response; ⬆ = greater neural response;? = no known results
Overview of neural response patterns during normal adolescent development. Relative to adults, typical adolescents show less in inferior frontal cortex (IFC) response during inhibitory control tasks, but a greater striatal response during reward processing. Relative to typical adolescents, adolescents at-risk for substance abuse show less response in the IFC during inhibitory control.