Successful navigation of the social environment is dependent on a number of social
cognitive processes, including mentalizing and resistance to peer influence. These …

Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with children's brain and behavioral
development. Several theories propose that early experiences of adversity or low SES can …

Adolescence is the phase of life stretching between childhood and adulthood, and its
definition has long posed a conundrum. Adolescence encompasses elements of biological …

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 …

The current generation of adolescents grows up in a media-saturated world. However, it is
unclear how media influences the maturational trajectories of brain regions involved in …

Adolescence is a period of social, psychological and biological development. During
adolescence, relationships with others become more complex, peer relationships are …

Longitudinal studies including brain measures acquired through magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) have enabled population models of human brain development, crucial for our …

Youth (including both childhood and adolescence) is a period when the brain undergoes
dramatic remodeling and is also a time when neuropsychiatric conditions often emerge …

Children exposed to various forms of adversity early in life are at increased risk for a broad
range of developmental difficulties, affecting both cognitive and emotional adjustment. We …

Brain systems that promote the maintenance of homeostasis in face of stress have
significant adaptive value. A growing body of work across species demonstrates a critical …