Teen brains over-process rewards, suggesting root of risky behavior, mental ills

Published January 26, 2011

Teen brains over-process rewards, suggesting root of risky behavior, mental ills
Researchers have made the first electrode recordings of individual neuron activity in adolescent and adult rat brains — or any other brain — during the performance of a task. Upon receiving a reward, the adolescent brains erupted with excitation at levels well above that in adults in the brain region that weighs reward and punishment. The findings could help explain why teenagers are more …
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New Drug Court Will Serve Hampshire, Hardy and Pendleton Counties
West Virginia is opening its 14th drug court.
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