At a neurodevelopment conference I recently attended, where the focus is child health and development, I was astounded that not one voice…

Nature Mental Health - Adolescence marks a critical period for the onset of depression, yet the neurobiological mechanisms remain unclear. Here the authors review literature linking adolescent...

Pregnancy- and birth-related factors affect offspring brain development, emphasizing the importance of early life exposures. While most previous st...

Adolescence is a time of increased risk for the onset of internalizing problems, particularly in females. However, how individual differences in brain…

Nature Reviews Psychology - Neural underpinnings of atypical wanting and liking

Network approaches to psychopathology have become increasingly common in mental health research, with many theoretical and methodological developments quickly gaining traction. This article illustrat...

Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is the leading known cause of birth defects and cognitive disabilities, with impacts on brain development and executive functioning. Abnormalities in structural and fun...

Parental mental health is associated with children’s emotion regulation (ER) and risk for psychopathology. The relationship between parental psychopat…

Pre- and perinatal factors such as maternal pregnancy and child birth complications affect child brain development, emphasizing the importance of early life exposures. While most previous studies have...