Neurodevelopmental programming—the implementation of the genetic and epigenetic
blueprints that guide and coordinate normal brain development—requires tight regulation of …

Research is integrating the study of resilience across system levels, with implications for
promoting positive adaptation of young people faced with extreme adversity. However …

Is the self already relational in its very bodily foundations? The question of whether our
mental life is initially and primarily shaped by embodied dimensions of the individual or by …

Social touch has positive effects on social affiliation and stress alleviation. However, its
ubiquitous presence in human life does not allow the study of social touch deprivation 'in the …

The mammalian need for social proximity, attachment and belonging may have an adaptive
and evolutionary value in terms of survival and reproductive success. Consequently …

Dance has traditionally been viewed from a Eurocentric perspective as a mode of self-
expression that involves the human body moving through space, performed for the purposes …

Background Maternal care is associated with long-term effects on behavior and epigenetic
programming of the NR3C1 (GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR) gene in the hippocampus of …

Stress is a potent modulator of the mammalian brain. The highly conserved stress hormone
response influences many brain regions, particularly the hippocampus, a region important …

Maternal sensory signals in early life play a crucial role in programming the structure and
function of the developing brain, promoting vulnerability or resilience to emotional and …

Maternal stress experience is associated with neurodevelopmental disorders including
schizophrenia and autism. Recent studies have examined mechanisms by which changes in …