Middle School
Neuroscience Perspective
Steinberg L. (2008). A Social Neuroscience Perspective on Adolescent Risk-Taking. Developmental review : DR, 28(1), 78–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2007.08.002
Brain Development
Romer, Daniel. (2010) “Adolescent Risk Taking, Impulsivity, and Brain Development: Implications for Prevention.” Developmental Psychobiology, doi:10.1002/dev.20442.
Involvement of Frontal Cortex
Goldstein, Rita Z., and Nora D. Volkow. (2002) “Drug Addiction and Its Underlying Neurobiological Basis: Neuroimaging Evidence for the Involvement of the Frontal Cortex.” American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 159, no. 10, pp. 1642–1652., doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.159.10.1642.
Resisting Drugs
Bechara, Antoine. (2005) “Decision Making, Impulse Control and Loss of Willpower to Resist Drugs: a Neurocognitive Perspective.” Nature Neuroscience, vol. 8, no. 11, pp. 1458–1463., doi:10.1038/nn1584
The Marshmallow Test
Mischel, Walter. (2019) The Marshmallow Test. Hachette USA.
Brainwise
The BrainWise Program, a non-profit organization, that teaches children, youth, and at-risk adults essential emotional, social, and cognitive skills through an innovative structured approach called the “10 Wise Ways.”
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University's Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences where the original Marshmallow study was and is still currently conducted.
Managing Disruptive Behavior for Teens
The Managing Disruptive Behavior Workbook for Teens is designed to be used either independently or as part of an established behavioral health program.