Fig. 1
From: Medical decision-making in children and adolescents: developmental and neuroscientific aspects
Development of decision-making capacity. In this figure the critical developmental period (darkest) for each of the discussed abilities is reflected. Each box indicates 1 year of life: e.g. the box under 0 indicates the period between birth and reaching the age of 1. The development of each ability starts at an early age, and continues to mature to a small or larger extent into adolescence or even beyond