Neural connectivity underlying adolescent social learning in sibling dyads.

ABSTRACT: Social learning theory posits that adolescents learn to adopt social norms by observing the behaviors of others and internalizing the associated outcomes. However, the underlying neural processes by which social learning occurs is less well-understood, despite extensive neurobiological reorganization and a peak in social influence sensitivity during adolescence. Forty-four adolescents (Mage = 12.2 years) completed an fMRI scan while observing their older sibling within four years of age (Mage = 14.3 years) of age complete a risky decision-making task. Group iterative multiple model estimation (GIMME) was used to examine patterns of directional brain region connectivity supporting social learning. We identified group-level neural pathways underlying social observation including the anterior

SUBMITTER: Rogers CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9629470 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature