Development of corticostriatal connectivity constrains goal-directed behavior during adolescence

Catherine Insel; Erik K. Kastman; Catherine R. Glenn; Leah H. Somerville

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01369-8

Nature Communications (Nov 2017)

Development of corticostriatal connectivity constrains goal-directed behavior during adolescence

Catherine Insel,
Erik K. Kastman,
Catherine R. Glenn,
Leah H. Somerville

Affiliations

Catherine Insel: Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science, Harvard University
Erik K. Kastman: Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science, Harvard University
Catherine R. Glenn: Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester
Leah H. Somerville: Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science, Harvard University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01369-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Adults adjust their cognitive performance according to the value of the outcome, but it is unclear whether adolescents do too. Here, authors show that adolescents do not adjust their cognitive effort according to value, and that this ability is mediated by connectivity between the striatum and prefrontal cortex.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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