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 …

Mechanisms of stress in the brain

BS McEwen, NP Bowles, JD Gray, MN Hill… - Nature …, 2015‏ - nature.com
The brain is the central organ involved in perceiving and adapting to social and physical
stressors via multiple interacting mediators, from the cell surface to the cytoskeleton to …

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 …

Stress effects on neuronal structure: hippocampus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex

BS McEwen, C Nasca, JD Gray - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2016‏ - nature.com
The hippocampus provided the gateway into much of what we have learned about stress
and brain structural and functional plasticity, and this initial focus has expanded to other …

Enhancing attentional control: lessons from action video games

D Bavelier, CS Green - Neuron, 2019‏ - cell.com
The possibility of leveraging video games for enhancing behavior and brain function has led
to an emerging new field situated at the crossroads of cognitive neuroscience, health …

State of the art review: poverty and the develo** brain

SB Johnson, JL Riis, KG Noble - Pediatrics, 2016‏ - publications.aap.org
In the United States,> 40% of children are either poor or near-poor. As a group, children in
poverty are more likely to experience worse health and more developmental delay, lower …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic brains and the changing rules of neuroplasticity: implications for learning and recovery

P Voss, ME Thomas, JM Cisneros-Franco… - Frontiers in …, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
A growing number of research publications have illustrated the remarkable ability of the
brain to reorganize itself in response to various sensory experiences. A traditional view of …

The cerebellum, sensitive periods, and autism

SSH Wang, AD Kloth, A Badura - Neuron, 2014‏ - cell.com
Cerebellar research has focused principally on adult motor function. However, the
cerebellum also maintains abundant connections with nonmotor brain regions throughout …

The brain on stress: vulnerability and plasticity of the prefrontal cortex over the life course

BS McEwen, JH Morrison - Neuron, 2013‏ - cell.com
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is involved in working memory and self-regulatory and goal-
directed behaviors and displays remarkable structural and functional plasticity over the life …

Critical periods in speech perception: new directions

JF Werker, TK Hensch - Annual review of psychology, 2015‏ - annualreviews.org
A continuing debate in language acquisition research is whether there are critical periods
(CPs) in development during which the system is most responsive to environmental input …