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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2015 Nov 24;17:57–67. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2015.10.010

Table 1.

Ventral striatum reactivity can be both a source of vulnerability and opportunity

Vulnerability
Opportunity
Orientation towards Negative Rewards

  • Drug experimentation

  • Risky sexual behaviors

 Orientation towards Positive Rewards

  • Academic motivation

  • Passions and hobbies
Sensitivity to Social Threat

  • Heightened depression

  • Negative peer influence

 Sensitivity to Social Connection

  • Healthy peer relations

  • Prosocial behaviors