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SAB Research Summaries

Research-Summaries

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Mechanisms Linking Early Life Stress to Adult Health Outcomes

Shelly E Taylor

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2010) 107: 8507-8512


Neurobiology of Motherhood

Ertugrul ESEL

Turkish Journal of Psychiatry (2010) 21 (1): 68-78


Childhood Stress, Serotonin Transporter Gene and Brain Structures in Major Depression

Frodl, T. Reinhold, E. Koutsouleris, N. Donohue, G. Bondy, B. Reiser, M. Moller, H-J, Meisenzahl, E.M.

Neuropsychopharmacology (2010) 35, 1383-1390


Preschool Depression:  The Importance of Identification of Depression Early in Development

Luby, J.L.

Current Directions in Psychological Science (2010) 19 (2), 91-95.


Adult Attachment Predicts Maternal Brain and Oxytocin Response to Infant Cues

Strathearn.L, Fonagy, P. Amico, J. Read Montague, P. 2009


Dynamic DNA Methylation Programs Persistent Adverse Effects of Early-Life Stress

Murgatroyd,C. Patchev, A.V. Wu, A. Micale,V. Bockmuhl,Y. Fischer, D. et al. 2009


Children’s Elevated Cortisol Levels at Daycare:

A Review and Meta-analysis

Vermeer, H.J., van IJzendoorn, M.H.  2006

What’s in Smile? Maternal Brain Responses to Infant Facial Clues

Strathearn, L., Li, J., Fonagy, P., Read Montague, P. 2008


Epigenetic Regulation of the Glucocorticoid Receptor

in Human Brain Associates with Childhood Abuse

McGowan, P.O., Sasaki, A., D’Alessio, A.C., Dymov, S., Labonte’, B., Szyf, M.  2009


Effects of Stress Throughout the Lifespan

on the Brain, Behaviour and Cognition

Lupien, S.J., McEwen, B.S., Gunnar, M.R., Heim, C.  2009