Adolescent risk-taking is the result of a deficit in activity in the striatal system believe that adolescents

According to Galvan, those that posit that adolescent risk-taking is the result of a deficit in activity in the striatal system believe that adolescents:

 

increase reward-seeking to achieve higher levels of brain activation

 

cannot feel reward sensations

 

increase reward-seeking because they are more sensitive to feelings of reward

 

do not feel the need for positive reinforcement