We have summarised some key academic papers and research findings from across the disciplines - including neuroscience, psychology and biology – to view on-line or download:

• Lost connections: Oxytocin and the neural, physiological and behavioural consequences of disrupted relationships
  Pohl, T.T., Young, L.J. & Bosch, O.J.
  Int. J. Psychophysiology 2017, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.12.011

Lost connections: Oxytocin and the neural, physiological and behavioural consequences of disrupted relationships

• Mothers’ and Fathers’ Sensitivity With Their Two Children: A Longitudinal Study From Infancy to Early Childhood
  Elizabeth T. Hallers-Haalboom, Marleen G. Groeneveld, Shiela R. van Berkel, Joyce J. Endendijk, Lotte D. van der Pol,
  Mariëlle Linting, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg and Judi Mesman
  Developmental Psychology 2017. 53 (5), 860-872

Mothers’ and Fathers’ Sensitivity With Their Two Children: A Longitudinal Study From Infancy to Early Childhood

• Association between maternal childhood trauma and offspring psychopathology: mediation analysis from the ALSPAC cohort
  Plant, D.T., Jones, F.W., Pariante, C.M. and Pawlby, S.
  British Journal of Psychiatry (2017), 211, 144-150

Association between maternal childhood trauma and offspring psychopathology: mediation analysis from the ALSPAC cohort

• Disorganized attachment in infancy: a review of the phenomenon and its implications for clinicians and policy-makers
  Pehr Granqvist, L. Alan Sroufe, Mary Dozier, Erik Hesse, Miriam Steele, Marinus van Ijzendoorn, Judith Solomon, Carlo Schuengel, Pasco Fearon, Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Howard Steele, Jude Cassidy, and 32 other authors
  Attachment and Human Development, 2017 vol 19, No 6, 534-558

Disorganized attachment in infancy: a review of the phenomenon and its implications for clinicians and policy-makers

• The Future of Preschool Prevention, Assessment and Intervention
  Hudziak J, Archangeli C
  Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, North America 26 (2017) 611-624

The Future of Preschool Prevention, Assessment and Intervention

• Speaker gaze increases information coupling between infant and adult brains. (2017)
  Leong, V., Byrne, E., Clackson, K., Georgieva, S., Lam, S., and Wass, S.
  PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1702493114

Speaker gaze increases information coupling between infant and adult brains

• All our Sons: The Developmental Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology of Boys at Risk (2017)
  Allan N. Schore
  Infant Mental Health Journal 2017Jan: 38 (1), 15-52 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21616

All our Sons: The Developmental Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology of Boys at Risk

• Serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) polymorphism and susceptibility to a home visiting maternal-infant attachment intervention delivered by community health workers in South Africa: Reanalysis of a randomized controlled trial (2017)
  Morgan, B., Kumsta, R., Fearon, P., Moser, D., Skeen, S., Cooper, P., Murray, L., Moran, G. and Tomlinson, M.
  PLoS Medicine DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002237

Serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) polymorphism and susceptibility to a home visiting maternal-infant attachment intervention delivered by community health workers in South Africa: Reanalysis of a randomized controlled trial

• Impact of early personal-history characteristics on the Pace of Ageing: implications for clinical trials of therapies to slow aging and expand healthspan (2017)
  Belsky, D.W., Caspi, A., Cohen, H.J., Kraus, W.E., Ramrakha, S., Poulton, R. & Mofitt, T.E.
  Aging Cell 1-8 Doi: 10.1111/acel.12591

Impact of early personal-history characteristics on the Pace of Ageing: implications for clinical trials of therapies to slow aging and expand healthspan

• Elevated cortisol levels in Norwegian toddlers in childcare (2017)
  Drugli, M.B., Solheim, E., Lydersen, S., Moe, V., Smith, L., Berg-Nielsen, T.S.
  Early Child Development and Care

Elevated cortisol levels in Norwegian toddlers in childcare (2017)