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

