Obesity disease results from a dysfunctional modulation of the energy balance whose
master regulator is the central nervous system. The neural circuitries involved in such …

Mammalian infants depend on parental care for survival, with numerous consequences for
their behavioral development. We investigated the epigenetic and neurodevelopmental …

Food insecurity is a major public health issue. Millions of households worldwide have
intermittent and unpredictable access to food and this experience is associated with greater …

The study of child development is intricately linked to understanding the mechanisms of
learning and plasticity through which experience gives rise to changes in brain and …

Early-life stress (ELS) or adversity, particularly in the form of childhood neglect and abuse, is
associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes in adulthood. However, whether …

Stress early in life can have a major impact on brain development, and there is increasing
evidence that childhood stress confers vulnerability for later developing psychiatric …

Highlights•Dopamine neurons and their striatal and cortical circuit targets support learning
and decision making.•These circuits and behaviors show protracted development into …

Early life adversity (ELA) is associated with a multitude of neural and behavioral aberrations.
To develop treatments to mitigate the effects of ELA, it is critical to determine which aspects …

Early life stress (ELS), primarily encompassing childhood neglect and abuse, is associated
with many adverse psychiatric and physical health outcomes in later life. What remains …

Early-life stress (ELS) or adversity, particularly in the form of childhood neglect and abuse, is
associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes in adulthood. However, whether …