Timing of lifespan influences on brain and cognition

KB Walhovd, M Lövden, AM Fjell - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Modifiable risk and protective factors for boosting brain and cognitive development and
preventing neurodegeneration and cognitive decline are embraced in neuroimaging …

Neurostructural traces of early life adversities: A meta-analysis exploring age-and adversity-specific effects

TM Pollok, A Kaiser, EJ Kraaijenvanger… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Early life adversities (ELAs) are associated with an increased risk of psychopathology, with
studies suggesting a relation to structural brain alterations. Given the recently growing …

Subjective and objective experiences of childhood adversity: A meta‐analysis of their agreement and relationships with psychopathology

ER Francis, A Tsaligopoulou, SE Stock… - Journal of child …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Researchers use both subjective self‐report and objective measures, such as
official records, to investigate the impact of childhood adversity on psychopathology …

Adoption and trauma: Risks, recovery, and the lived experience of adoption

D Brodzinsky, M Gunnar, J Palacios - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Although a very heterogeneous group, adopted persons may present
developmental and mental health problems of varying severity. Pre-placement adversity and …

Country-level gender inequality is associated with structural differences in the brains of women and men

A Zugman, LM Alliende, V Medel… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Gender inequality across the world has been associated with a higher risk to mental health
problems and lower academic achievement in women compared to men. We also know that …

Thinking clearly about biology and childhood adversity: Next steps for continued progress

SD Pollak, KE Smith - Perspectives on Psychological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In a previous Perspectives article, we described conceptual problems that pose challenges
for research on the effects of childhood adversity and offered promising directions for future …

Racial discrimination and white matter microstructure in trauma-exposed Black women

N Fani, NG Harnett, B Bradley, Y Mekawi, A Powers… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Experiences of racial discrimination are linked to a range of negative brain
health outcomes, but little is known about how these experiences impact neural architecture …

Distinct associations of deprivation and threat with alterations in brain structure in early childhood

L Machlin, HL Egger, CR Stein, E Navarro… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The dimensional model of adversity and psychopathology hypothesizes
deprivation and threat impact distinct neurobiological pathways, such as brain structure. This …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive aging and the life course: A new look at the Scaffolding Theory

PA Reuter-Lorenz, DC Park - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2024 - Elsevier
Our understanding of human neurocognitive aging, its developmental roots, and life course
influences has been transformed by brain imaging technologies, increasing availability of …

Adverse childhood experiences and their impacts on subsequent depression and cognitive impairment in Chinese adults: a nationwide multi-center study

T Zhang, L Kan, C Jin, W Shi - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACE S) are prevalent and have long-lasting
effects. This study explored how ACE exposure is associated with subsequent depression …