Variation in neural development as a result of exposure to institutionalization early in childhood

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 32, 2012, Pages 12927-12932

  Sheridan, Margaret A ^a,b,c   Fox, Nathan A ^d   Zeanah, Charles H ^e   McLaughlin, Katie A ^a,b,c   Nelson III, Charles A ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain development; Brain volume; Early adversity; Early experience; Neglect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ROMANIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA RHYTHM; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORPHANAGES; ROMANIA;

EID: 84864669790     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1200041109     Document Type: Article

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