Citation
Sheridan, Margaret A. & McLaughlin, Katie A. (2022). Introduction to the Special Issue on Childhood Adversity and Neurodevelopment. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 54, 101082. PMCID: PMC9019832Abstract
Current evidence suggests that social and environmental factors in early life play a critical role in shaping neurodevelopment. Exposure to a wide range of adverse childhood experiences—including poverty, abuse, neglect, and violence—appears to influence multiple aspects of brain structure and function. Despite strong evidence for the links between adverse childhood experiences and neural outcomes, studies investigating how adversity influences age-related variation in neural structure, function, and connectivity or longitudinal changes in these neural outcomes over time remain limited. Exploring these neurodevelopmental processes was the goal of this special issue of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. In particular, we sought empirical papers that examined the influence of childhood adversity within one of three theoretical conceptualizations of adversity.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101082Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2022Journal Title
Developmental Cognitive NeuroscienceAuthor(s)
Sheridan, Margaret A.McLaughlin, Katie A.