A reduction in the implicit sense of agency during adolescence compared to childhood and adulthood

Sense of agency (SoA), the fundamental feeling control over our actions and their consequences, may show key developmental changes during adolescence. We examined SoA in childhood (9–10), mid-adolescence (13–14), late-adolescence (18–20) adulthood (25-28) using two tasks (Libet Clock Stream Letters). was implicitly indexed by intentional binding that reflects effect on action-outcome temporal association. found age effects sub-processes both tasks. In Libet task, where performance more reliable, we observed a U-shaped trajectory suggesting an adolescent-specific reduction experience control. This study provides evidence for implicit suggests adolescence as critical period. discuss possible implications these findings.