On the causes of early life experience effects: Evaluating the role of mom

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 245-251

  Tang, Akaysha C ^a,b,c   Reeb Sutherland, Bethany C ^d   Romeo, Russell D ^e   McEwen, Bruce S ^f  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^f ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; CORT; Early experience; HPA; Maternal care; Maternal mediation; Maternal modulation; Novelty; Self regulation; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

AUTOREGULATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LEARNING; LIFE EVENT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LEARNING; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84896140096     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2013.11.002     Document Type: Review

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