Alongside the exponential flourish of research on age-related trajectories of human brain
development during childhood and adolescence in the past two decades, there has been an …

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and cortisol are the most abundant hormones of the
human fetal and adult adrenals released as end products of a tightly coordinated endocrine …

Maternal separation and poor maternal care in animals have been shown to have important
effects on the developing hippocampus and amygdala. In humans, children exposed to …

This review brings together recent research from molecular, neural circuit, animal model,
and human studies to help understand the neurodevelopmental mechanisms underlying …

Among mammals who invest in the production of a relatively small number of offspring,
bonding is a critical strategy for survival. Mother–infant bonding among humans is not only …

Background Virtual reality (VR) research probes stress environments that are infeasible to
create in the real world. However, because research simulations are applied to narrow …

Abstract Development and learning are powerful agents of change across the lifespan that
induce robust structural and functional plasticity in neural systems. An unresolved question …

Dispositional negativity—the propensity to experience and express more frequent, intense,
or enduring negative affect—is a fundamental dimension of childhood temperament and …

Background Current evidence suggests that many patients with self‐reported non‐coeliac
gluten sensitivity (NCGS) retain gastrointestinal symptoms on a gluten‐free diet (GFD) but …

Rationale Chronic alcohol misuse can escalate into alcohol use disorder (AUD). The causal
mechanisms through which recreational social drinking develops into compulsive …