Abstract
Objective
This article aimed to understand the neurobiological origins of adolescent behavior and how the possibility of practicing physical exercises can attenuate the maturational tendency for impulse behaviors in this age group.
Method
For this purpose, a bibliographic research of a narrative nature was carried out in the databases SciELO, Web of Science, PubMed, and in books.
Results
The data revealed that during adolescence there is a propensity as a function of neurobiological development to search for rewarding behaviors in the short term. In this sense, bodily practices, including exercise, can be an essential component in the search to increase the neural control of impulses through a neurobiological and sociological bias.
Conclusion
It is concluded that exercise can be a propelling means in the search to attenuate the immediate and even risky behaviors of the adolescent brain, increasing higher cognitive functions with this better cortical control.
Keywords
Adolescent; Impulsive behavior; Neurobiology; Physical exercise
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Note: The maturation of subcortical regions should be considered in conjunction with the prefrontal (cortical) regions, along with the connectivity between them. These factors increase receptivity to rewards which, modulated by genetic variability, can generate short-term reward behaviors, leading to risky decisions. Source: Adaptation of 
Note: Schematic representation of opposing feedback mechanisms that, in addition to central integration, serve the neural control of the cardiovascular system. Baroreceptor and vagal afferent fibers from the cardiopulmonary region mediate negative feedback mechanisms (exciting vagal flow and inhibiting sympathetic flow), while positive feedback mechanisms are mediated by sympathetic afferent fibers (exciting sympathetic flow and inhibiting vagal flow). Source: 