The Stress Acceleration Hypothesis: Effects of early-life adversity on emotion circuits and behavior

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages 76-81

  Callaghan, Bridget L ^a   Tottenham, Nim ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIOR; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EMOTION; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; REARING; REVIEW; STRESS; STRESS ACCELERATION EFFECT;

EID: 84951763501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.11.018     Document Type: Review

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