Neurodevelopment of the association cortices: Patterns, mechanisms, and implications for psychopathology

VJ Sydnor, B Larsen, DS Bassett, A Alexander-Bloch… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
The human brain undergoes a prolonged period of cortical development that spans multiple
decades. During childhood and adolescence, cortical development progresses from lower …

Stress and health: A review of psychobiological processes

DB O'Connor, JF Thayer… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The cumulative science linking stress to negative health outcomes is vast. Stress can affect
health directly, through autonomic and neuroendocrine responses, but also indirectly …

[HTML][HTML] Mucosal fungi promote gut barrier function and social behavior via Type 17 immunity

I Leonardi, IH Gao, WY Lin, M Allen, XV Li, WD Fiers… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Fungal communities (the mycobiota) are an integral part of the gut microbiota, and the
disruption of their integrity contributes to local and gut-distal pathologies. Yet, the …

The neuroendocrinology of stress: the stress-related continuum of chronic disease development

A Agorastos, GP Chrousos - Molecular Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Stress is defined as a state of threatened homeodynamic balance by a wide range of
intrinsic or extrinsic, real or perceived challenges or stimuli, defined as stressors. To …

Early life stress and development: potential mechanisms for adverse outcomes

KE Smith, SD Pollak - Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders, 2020 - Springer
Background Chronic and/or extreme stress in early life, often referred to as early adversity,
childhood trauma, or early life stress, has been associated with a wide range of adverse …

HPA axis in the pathomechanism of depression and schizophrenia: new therapeutic strategies based on its participation

J Mikulska, G Juszczyk, M Gawrońska-Grzywacz… - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is involved in the pathophysiology of many
neuropsychiatric disorders. Increased HPA axis activity can be observed during chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Noise pollution and human cognition: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of recent evidence

R Thompson, RB Smith, YB Karim, C Shen… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background This systematic review provides a comprehensive synthesis of recent
epidemiological evidence that environmental noise negatively impacts human cognition …

Outdoor activity participation improves adolescents' mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

SB Jackson, KT Stevenson, LR Larson… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is reshaping human interactions with the natural environment, potentially
generating profound consequences for health and well-being. To assess the effects of …

Psychological impacts of “screen time” and “green time” for children and adolescents: A systematic scoping review

TK Oswald, AR Rumbold, SGE Kedzior, VM Moore - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Technological developments in recent decades have increased young people's
engagement with screen-based technologies (screen time), and a reduction in young …

Rethinking concepts and categories for understanding the neurodevelopmental effects of childhood adversity

KE Smith, SD Pollak - Perspectives on psychological science, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Discovering the processes through which early adverse experiences affect children's
nervous-system development, health, and behavior is critically important for developing …