It has been established that early-life adversity impacts brain development, but the role of
development itself has largely been ignored. We take a developmentally-sensitive approach …

Current evidence suggests that social and environmental factors in early life play a critical
role in shaping neurodevelopment. Exposure to a wide range of adverse childhood …

Background Childhood adversity has been previously associated with alterations in brain
structure, but heterogeneous designs, methods, and measures have contributed to mixed …

Childhood adversity is associated with brain morphology and poor psychological outcomes,
and evidence of protective factors counteracting childhood adversity effects on neurobiology …

Background Different types of early-life adversity have been associated with children's brain
structure and function. However, understanding the disparate influence of distinct adversity …

A growing body of research has examined the impact of childhood adversity on neural
structure and function. Advances in our understanding of the neurodevelopmental …

Hypotheses concerning the biologic embedding of early adversity via developmental
neuroplasticity mechanisms have been proposed on the basis of experimental studies in …

Discovering the processes through which early adverse experiences affect children's
nervous-system development, health, and behavior is critically important for developing …

Adversity, including abuse, neglect, and poverty, impacts child brain development. However,
the developing brain is highly plastic, and some of the impacts of childhood adversity may …

Recent neurodevelopmental and evolutionary theories offer strong theoretical rationales
and some empirical evidence to support the importance of specific dimensions of early …