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 …

COVID-19 pandemic impact on children and adolescents' mental health: Biological, environmental, and social factors

CS De Figueiredo, PC Sandre, LCL Portugal… - Progress in Neuro …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was announced, we had an …

Environmental influences on the pace of brain development

UA Tooley, DS Bassett, AP Mackey - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
Childhood socio-economic status (SES), a measure of the availability of material and social
resources, is one of the strongest predictors of lifelong well-being. Here we review evidence …

Why and how does early adversity influence development? Toward an integrated model of dimensions of environmental experience

BJ Ellis, MA Sheridan, J Belsky… - Development and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Two extant frameworks–the harshness-unpredictability model and the threat-deprivation
model–attempt to explain which dimensions of adversity have distinct influences on …

Critical Period After Stroke Study (CPASS): A phase II clinical trial testing an optimal time for motor recovery after stroke in humans

AW Dromerick, S Geed, J Barth… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Restoration of human brain function after injury is a signal challenge for translational
neuroscience. Rodent stroke recovery studies identify an optimal or sensitive period for …

The value of dimensional models of early experience: Thinking clearly about concepts and categories

KA McLaughlin, MA Sheridan… - Perspectives on …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
We review the three prevailing approaches—specificity, cumulative risk, and dimensional
models—to conceptualizing the developmental consequences of early-life adversity and …

Early adversity and critical periods: neurodevelopmental consequences of violating the expectable environment

CA Nelson, LJ Gabard-Durnam - Trends in neurosciences, 2020 - cell.com
It is now widely recognized that children exposed to adverse life events in the first years of
life are at increased risk for a variety of neural, behavioral, and psychological sequelae. As …

The roles of perineuronal nets and the perinodal extracellular matrix in neuronal function

JW Fawcett, T Oohashi, T Pizzorusso - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2019 - nature.com
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are extracellular matrix (ECM) chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan
(CSPG)-containing structures that surround the soma and dendrites of various mammalian …

Adolescence as a neurobiological critical period for the development of higher-order cognition

B Larsen, B Luna - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The transition from adolescence to adulthood is characterized by improvements in higher-
order cognitive abilities and corresponding refinements of the structure and function of the …

Intrinsic activity development unfolds along a sensorimotor–association cortical axis in youth

VJ Sydnor, B Larsen, J Seidlitz, A Adebimpe… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Animal studies of neurodevelopment have shown that recordings of intrinsic cortical activity
evolve from synchronized and high amplitude to sparse and low amplitude as plasticity …