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Direct linkWahlstrom, Dustin; Collins, Paul; White, Tonya; Luciana, Monica – Brain and Cognition, 2010
Adolescence is characterized by increased risk-taking, novelty-seeking, and locomotor activity, all of which suggest a heightened appetitive drive. The neurotransmitter dopamine is typically associated with behavioral activation and heightened forms of appetitive behavior in mammalian species, and this pattern of activation has been described in…
Descriptors: Pharmacology, Adolescents, Risk, Biochemistry
