Table 1 Predicting learning performance above a quadratic effect of age from neural sensitivity to informative value (learning > application) (N = 731)

From: Increased striatal activity in adolescence benefits learning

Model parameter

B

SE

t

p-value

Intercept

94.62

0.21

458.31

< 0.001

Age1

48.90

5.13

9.54

< 0.001

Age2

−29.86

4.74

−6.30

< 0.001

Dorsal caudate

0.51

0.16

3.09

0.002

Intercept

94.62

0.21

458.00

< 0.001

Age1

48.50

5.13

9.46

< 0.001

Age2

−29.87

4.75

−6.30

< 0.001

Ventral caudate

0.44

0.16

2.71

0.007

  1. Dorsal and ventral caudate predicted learning performance. When adding striatal activity to the model, we used the regression residuals from the best age model for that region