Bidirectional links between adolescent brain function and substance use moderated by cognitive control.
Jungmeen Kim-SpoonToria HerdAlexis BrieantKristin M PevianiNina LauharatanahirunJacob LeeKirby Deater-DeckardWarren K BickelBrooks King-CasasPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2020)
Our results elucidate how substance use may alter brain development to be biased toward maladaptive decision-making, particularly among adolescents with poor cognitive control. Furthermore, the current findings underscore that cognitive control may be an important target in the prevention and treatment of adolescent substance use given its moderating role in the neuroadaptive effects of substance use on brain development.