Adolescence is a time in development when significant changes occur in affective
neurobiology. These changes provide a prolonged period of plasticity to prepare the …

Human epidemiological studies have provided compelling evidence that the risk of
developing schizophrenia is significantly enhanced following prenatal and/or perinatal …

Rationale The birth of neurons, their migration to appropriate positions in the brain, and their
establishment of the proper synaptic contacts happen predominately during the prenatal …

Prevalence of obesity in the general population has increased in the past 15 years from 15%
to 35%. With increasing obesity, the coincident medical and social consequences are …

Stress and high levels of glucocorticoids during pre-and early postnatal life seem to alter
developmental programs that assure dopaminergic transmission in the mesolimbic …

Abstract Aims: Docosahexaenoic acid (22: 6n-3; DHA) is known to play a critical role in
postnatal brain development. However, no study has been performed to investigate its …

Background Early‐life stress is associated with increased vulnerability to alcohol addiction.
However, the neural substrates linking chronic childhood/adolescent stress and increased …

Although impulsive behavior is considered to peak during adolescence, relatively little
empirical work has examined this issue. Sex differences in impulsivity across development …

Relative to other developmental periods, adolescence is characterized by risky decision
making, increased perceived stress and heightened reactivity to acute stress. It is also …

Adolescence is a period of significant neurobiological change that occurs as individuals
transition from childhood to adulthood. Because the nervous system is in a relatively labile …