Combined effects of peer presence, social cues, and rewards on cognitive control in adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Developmental scientists have examined the independent effects of peer presence, social cues, and rewards on adolescent decision-making and cognitive control. Yet, these contextual factors often co-occur in real world social situations. The current study examined the combined effects of all three factors on cognitive control, and its underlying neural circuitry, using a task to better capture adolescents' real world social interactions. A sample of 176 participants ages 13-25, was scanned while performing an adapted go/no-go task alone or in the presence of a virtual peer. The task included brief positive social cues and sustained periods of positive arousal. Adolescents showed diminished cognitive control to positive social cues when anticipating a reward in the presence of peers relative

SUBMITTER: Breiner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8320682 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature