An extensive literature on childhood adversity and neurodevelopment has emerged over the
past decade. We evaluate two conceptual models of adversity and neurodevelopment—the …

Comparative studies on brain asymmetry date back to the 19th century but then largely
disappeared due to the assumption that lateralization is uniquely human. Since the …

Importance The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends limits on screen-based
media use, citing its cognitive-behavioral risks. Screen use by young children is prevalent …

A growing literature has shown associations between socioeconomic disadvantage and
neural properties (such as brain structure and function). In this review, we aimed to …

This article provides a review of the increasingly detailed imaging literature on the
neurodevelopment of joint attention. Many findings from this literature support and inform the …

With the advancement of cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychological research, the field
of language neurobiology is at a cross-roads with respect to its framing theories. The central …

For more than one century, brain processing was mainly thought in a localizationist
framework, in which one given function was underpinned by a discrete, isolated cortical …

White matter makes up about fifty percent of the human brain. Maturation of white matter
accompanies biological development and undergoes the most dramatic changes during …

Background Patients with brain lesions provide a unique opportunity to understand the
functioning of the human mind. However, even when focal, brain lesions have local and …

This review paper summarizes the various brain modules that are involved in speech and
language communication in addition to a left-dominant “core” language network that, for the …