The developing human brain is shaped by environmental exposures—for better or worse.
Many exposures relevant to mental health are genuinely social in nature or believed to have …

Mental health and social life are intimately inter-related, as demonstrated by the frequent
social deficits of psychiatric patients and the increased rate of psychiatric disorders in people …

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

Most mental disorders involve disruptions of normal social behavior. Social neuroscience is
an interdisciplinary field devoted to understanding the biological systems underlying social …

Early adverse environmental exposures during brain development are widespread risk
factors for the onset of severe mental disorders and strong and consistent predictors of …

Background: To date, health-effects research on environmental stressors has rarely focused
on behavioral and mental health outcomes. That lack of research is beginning to change …

Stress often affects our social lives. When undergoing high-level or persistent stress,
individuals frequently retract from social interactions and become irritable and hostile …

Adolescence is a period of life that encompasses biological maturation and profound
change in social roles. It is also a period associated with the onset of mental health …

The etiologic pathways leading to neuropsychiatric diseases remain poorly defined. As
genomic technologies have advanced over the past several decades, considerable …

Background The outcomes of exposure to neurotoxic chemicals early in life depend on the
properties of both the chemical and the host's environment. When our questions focus on the …