Adversity in early childhood exerts an enduring impact on mental and physical health,
academic achievement, lifetime productivity, and the probability of interfacing with the …

Exposure to adversity and stress early in development yields vulnerability to mental
illnesses throughout the lifespan. Growing evidence suggests that this vulnerability has …

Early life experiences have powerful effects on the brain and body lasting throughout the
entire life span and influencing brain function, behavior, and the risk for a number of …

Early life adversity is a known risk factor for mood and anxiety disorders in adult humans
(Heim et al., 2010; Huh et al., 2014; Rehan et al., 2017). Given the prevalence of both …

Adversity in childhood has effects on mental and physical health, not only in childhood but
across the lifespan. A chief task of our research has been to define the pathways by which …

Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood, with onset marked by puberty and
the offset by relative independence from parents. Across species, it is a time of incredible …

Early adversity influences brain development and emerging behavioral phenotypes relevant
for psychiatric disorders. Understanding the effects of adversity before and after conception …

This Technical Report was retired November 2021. Advances in fields of inquiry as diverse
as neuroscience, molecular biology, genomics, developmental psychology, epidemiology …

Early experiences can have profound and lasting effects on mental health. Delineating
neurodevelopmental pathways related to risk and resilience following adversity exposure is …

It is now well-established that early life adversity (ELA) predisposes individuals to develop
several neuropsychiatric conditions, including anxiety disorders, and major depressive …