Understanding adolescence as a period of social–affective engagement and goal flexibility

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• Publication year

  2012

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  Nature Reviews Neuroscience

• Publication date

  2012-08-20

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1038/nrn3313PMID 22903221
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