The third trimester of pregnancy represents a sensitive phase for infant brain plasticity when
a series of fast-developing cellular events (synaptogenesis, neuronal migration, and …

The application of epigenetics to the study of behavioral and socio-emotional development
in humans has revealed that DNA methylation could be a potential marker of adversity …

Altered hippocampal morphology and reduced volumes have been found in children born
preterm compared to full-term. Stress inhibits neurogenesis in the hippocampus, and …

Behavioral epigenetics is revealing new pathways that lead individuals from early adversity
exposures to later-in-life detrimental outcomes. Preterm birth constitutes one of the major …

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a collective trauma that may have enduring stress
effects during sensitive periods, such as pregnancy. Prenatal stress may result in epigenetic …

The integration of behavioral epigenetics' principles (eg, DNA methylation) into the study of
human infants' development has mainly focused on the effects of early adverse exposures …

Very preterm (VPT) infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are at risk for
altered brain growth and less-than-optimal socio-emotional development. Recent research …

Very preterm infants may manifest neurodevelopmental impairments, even in the absence of
brain lesions. Pathogenesis is complex and multifactorial. Evidence suggests a role of early …

Preterm birth and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay are early adverse stressful
experiences, which may result in an altered temperamental profile. The serotonin transporter …

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