Individual differences in functional brain connectivity predict temporal discounting preference in the transition to adolescence

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Anandakumar, Jeya, Mills, Kathryn, Earl, Eric, Irwin, Lourdes, Miranda-Dominguez, Oscar, Demeter, Damion V, Walton-Weston, Alexandra, Karalunas, Sarah, Nigg, Joel, Fair, Damien A
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 29.01.2018
• Subjects: Adolescents; Age; Behavior; Child development; Children; Cognitive ability; Functional morphology; Neural networks; Reinforcement

The transition from childhood to adolescence is marked by distinct changes in behavior, including how one values waiting for a large reward compared to receiving an immediate, yet smaller, reward. While previous research has emphasized the relationship between this preference and age, it is also pro...