2 Introduction synthesis. After the microanalytic turn of my recent books, the present volume
also returns to meso-and macroanalytic levels of analysis. Grounds for Difference emerged …

Passionate, courageous, and at times controversial, The Anatomy of Violence is a ground-
breaking work that will challenge your core human values and perspectives on violence …

Background: Through a process of probabilistic epigenesis, child maltreatment
progressively contributes to compromised adaptation on a variety of developmental domains …

Developmental theories can be affirmed, challenged, and augmented by incorporating
knowledge about atypical ontogenesis. Investigations of the biological, socioemotional, and …

Evolutionary-biological reasoning suggests that individuals should be differentially
susceptible to environmental influences, with some people being not just more vulnerable …

Childhood maltreatment is a stressor that can lead to the development of behavior problems
and affect brain structure and function. This review summarizes the current evidence for the …

Childhood is the time when we forge our first social bonds, first learn how to express and
read basic human emotions, and first make sense of the physical world. In childhood …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC)—the most evolved brain region—subserves our highest-order
cognitive abilities. However, it is also the brain region that is most sensitive to the detrimental …

This article discusses conceptual issues and reviews knowledge about direct and buffering
protective factors in the development of youth violence. Direct protective factors predict a low …

Studying how genetic predispositions come together with environmental factors to contribute
to complex behavioral outcomes has great potential for advancing the understanding of the …