Adolescent Psychopathology and the Developing Brain: Integrating Brain and Prevention ScienceDaniel Romer, Elaine F. Walker Recent advances in our understanding of the human brain suggest that adolescence is a unique period of development during which both environmental and genetic influences can leave a lasting impression. To advance the goal of integrating brain and prevention science, two areas of research which do not usually communicate with one another, the Annenberg Public Policy Center's Adolescent Risk Communication Institute held a conference with the purpose of producing an integrated volume on this interdisciplinary area. Presenters/chapter contributors were asked to address two questions: What neurodevelopmental processes in children and adolescents could be altered so that mental disorders might be prevented? And what interventions or life experiences might be able to introduce such changes? The book has a 5-part structure: biological and social universals in development; characteristics of brain and behavior in development; effects of early maltreatment and stress on brain development; effects of stress and other environmental influences during adolescence on brain development; and reversible orders of brain development. The twenty chapters include contributions from some of the most well-known researchers in the area. |
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... would never have been possible from studying humans alone. At the other extreme, we invited researchers who study human adolescents from the perspective of educational or psychological interventions. We hoped 2 INTRODUCTION.
... would never have been possible from studying humans alone. At the other extreme, we invited researchers who study human adolescents from the perspective of educational or psychological interventions. We hoped 2 INTRODUCTION.
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... humans. She highlights the universal characteristics of adolescence that make it both an exciting, as well as ... human brain during adolescence. This research shows how brain changes may be linked to disorders such as ADHD and to ...
... humans. She highlights the universal characteristics of adolescence that make it both an exciting, as well as ... human brain during adolescence. This research shows how brain changes may be linked to disorders such as ADHD and to ...
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... human infants and children merges nicely with that of Michael Meaney, who has been studying the powerful role of maternal behavior in the development of mammals. His work suggests that stress experienced by the mother during both the ...
... human infants and children merges nicely with that of Michael Meaney, who has been studying the powerful role of maternal behavior in the development of mammals. His work suggests that stress experienced by the mother during both the ...
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... human adolescents also evident during the adolescent transition in mammalian species ranging from rodents to nonhuman primates. 9. Chapter. 1. 1 The Developing Brain and Adolescent-Typical Behavior Patterns: An Evolutionary Approach.
... human adolescents also evident during the adolescent transition in mammalian species ranging from rodents to nonhuman primates. 9. Chapter. 1. 1 The Developing Brain and Adolescent-Typical Behavior Patterns: An Evolutionary Approach.
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... human adolescents and their counterparts in a variety of mammalian species exhibit certain behavioral commonalities ... humans, 2–4 years in nonhuman primates (depending on the species), and the 2-week interval from 28–42 days in rats ...
... human adolescents and their counterparts in a variety of mammalian species exhibit certain behavioral commonalities ... humans, 2–4 years in nonhuman primates (depending on the species), and the 2-week interval from 28–42 days in rats ...
Contents
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Characteristics of Brain and Behavior in Development | 53 |
Effects of Early Maltreatment and Stress on Brain Development | 125 |
Effects of Stress and Other Environmental Influences During Adolescence | 217 |
Reversible Disorders of Brain Development | 313 |
Educational Interventions for Enhanced Neurocognitive Development | 399 |
Conclusions | 463 |
Glossary | 475 |
Brain Locations | 490 |
Author Biographies | 492 |
Index | 501 |
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