The existing literature suggests that individual differences in attachment may be associated
with differential trajectories of structural brain development. In addition to maturation during …

Studies show robust links between disorganized attachment in infancy and socioemotional
maladjustment in childhood. Little is known, however, about the links between disorganized …

Early patterns of infant attachment have been shown to be an important influence on adult
social behavior. Animal studies suggest that patterns of early attachment influence brain …

Evidence from human and animal studies has shown that experiences of early attachment
can influence brain development and structure. Adult attachment style develops from early …

Attachment security is formed through interactions with a main caregiver during the first three
years of life and reflects inter-individual differences in mental representations for the …

A large body of longitudinal research provides compelling evidence for the critical role of
early attachment relationships in children's social, emotional, and cognitive development. It …

Background The quality of the early environment is hypothesized to be an influence on
morphological development in key neural areas related to affective responding, but direct …

This study explores the stability of attachment security and representations from infancy to
early adulthood in a sample chosen originally for poverty and high risk for poor …

Early childhood experiences are considered to influence the strength and effectiveness of
neural connections and thus the development of brain connectivity. As one of the most …

The Research Topic “Neuroscience of human attachment volume II” includes state of the art
papers representing an innovative spectrum of current approaches to investigate …