Maturation of striatal dopamine supports the development of habitual behavior through adolescence.

ABSTRACT: Developmental trajectories during the transition from adolescence to adulthood contribute to the establishment of stable, adult forms of operation. Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying this transition is crucial for identifying variability in normal development and the onset of psychiatric disorders, which typically emerge during this time. Habitual behaviors can serve as a model for understanding brain mechanisms underlying the stabilization of adult behavior, while also conferring risk for psychopathologies. Dopaminergic (DA) processes in the basal ganglia are thought to facilitate the formation of habits; however, developmental trajectories of habits and the brain systems supporting them have not been characterized in vivo in developing humans. The current study examine

SUBMITTER: Petrie DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11741407 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature