In the last couple of decades, the study of human living brain has benefitted of neuroimaging
and non-invasive electrophysiological techniques, which are particularly valuable during …

Maternal care is considered a universal and even cross-species set of typical behaviors,
which are necessary to determine the social development of children. In humans, most …

This introduction aims to set out the potential as well as some of the pitfalls of the newly
emerging area of the Social Neuroscience of Human Attachment (SoNeAt). To organize and …

Ample research demonstrates that parents' experience-based mental representations of
attachment—cognitive models of close relationships—relate to their children's social …

Background Parents impact their offspring's brain development, neurocognitive function,
risk, and resilience for alcohol use disorder (AUD) via both genetic and socio‐environmental …

Excessive anxiety is highly prevalent during childhood and adolescence, with detrimental
effects on somatic and mental health, and quality of life. Although structural abnormalities in …

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 …

Developmental Trauma offers a comprehensive introduction to the research findings that
help us understand the effects on human development of early childhood trauma and …