Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing?
University College London · National Institute of Mental Health · +1 more institution
Abstract
Adolescence is a period of formative biological and social transition. Social cognitive processes involved in navigating increasingly complex and intimate relationships continue to develop throughout adolescence. Here, we describe the functional and structural changes occurring in the brain during this period of life and how they relate to navigating the social environment. Areas of the social brain undergo both structural changes and functional reorganization during the second decade of life, possibly reflecting a sensitive period for adapting to one's social environment. The changes in social environment that occur during adolescence might interact with increasing executive functions and heightened social…
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2Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Period (music)
- Developmental psychology
- Social environment
- Social cognition
- Social change
- Cognition
- Sociocultural evolution
- Reduced inequalities