Understanding the Dynamics of the Developing Adolescent Brain Through Team Science

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, vol. 16, pp. 827097

Abstract

One of the major goals for research on adolescent development is to identify the optimal conditions for adolescents to grow up in a complex social world and to understand individual differences in these trajectories. Based on influential theoretical and empirical work in this field, achieving this goal requires a detailed understanding of the social context in which neural and behavioral development takes place, along with longitudinal measurements at multiple levels (e.g., genetic, hormonal, neural, behavioral). In this perspectives article, we highlight the promising role of team science in achieving this goal. To illustrate our point, we describe meso (peer relations) and micro (social learning) approaches to understand social development in adolescence as crucial aspects of adolescent mental health. Finally, we provide an overview of how our team has extended our collaborations beyond scientific partners to multiple societal partners for the purpose of informing and including policymakers, education and health professionals, as well as adolescents themselves when conducting and communicating research.

Authors 10

1. Kiki Zanolie corresponding Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

   Leiden University

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   Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

2. Ili Ma Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

   Leiden University

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   Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

3. Marieke Geerte Nynke Bos Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

   Leiden University

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   Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

4. Elisabeth Schreuders Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

   Leiden University

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   Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

5. Annelinde R. E. Vandenbroucke Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

   Leiden University

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   Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

6. Jorien van Hoorn Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

   Leiden University

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   Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

7. Anna C. K. van Duijvenvoorde Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

   Leiden University

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   Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

8. Lara Marise Wierenga Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

   Leiden University

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   Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

9. Eveline A. Crone Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University

   Leiden University · Erasmus University Rotterdam

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   Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

   Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands

10. Berna Güroğlu Aachen Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology Institute of Psychology, Leiden University Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition

    Leiden University

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    Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

    Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands