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The Neurohormonal System in Adolescence

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Puberty is a period that begins between childhood and adulthood characterized by intense body transformations; it is a part of the stage of life known as adolescence. Therefore, adolescence is a critical period of development signaled by change.

Several studies (including those using electrophysiological, imaging, pharmacological, and reactivity methods among others) have demonstrated that the brains of adolescents differ from both child and adult brains regarding their morphological and functional features as well as their structures, regions, circuits, and systems. In addition, adolescent brains differ with regard to their gray and white matter, their connectivity among structures, and their neurotransmission.

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  1. UNIFESP/EPM, São Paulo, Brazil

    Maria Sylvia de Souza Vitalle

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  1. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Denise De Micheli

  2. Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil

    André Luiz Monezi Andrade

  3. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Eroy Aparecida da Silva

  4. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Maria Lucia Oliveira de Souza Formigoni

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Vitalle, M. (2016). The Neurohormonal System in Adolescence. In: De Micheli, D., Andrade, A., da Silva, E., de Souza Formigoni, M. (eds) Drug Abuse in Adolescence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17795-3_1

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