V. THE NEUROBIOLOGICAL TOLL OF EARLY HUMAN DEPRIVATION

Children raised in institutions frequently suffer from a variety of behavioral, emotional, and neuropsychological sequelae, including deficits in attention, executive functions, disorders of attachment, and in some cases a syndrome that mimics autism. The extent and severity of these disorders appea...

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Published in:Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 2011-12, Vol.76 (4), p.127-146
Main Authors: Nelson III, Charles A., Bos, Karen, Gunnar, Megan R., Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adopted children
Amygdala
Brain
Child development
Children
Developmental biology
Foster care
Foster home care
Group homes
Institutional care
Institutionalization
Neurobiology
Neuropsychology
Tolls
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Summary:Children raised in institutions frequently suffer from a variety of behavioral, emotional, and neuropsychological sequelae, including deficits in attention, executive functions, disorders of attachment, and in some cases a syndrome that mimics autism. The extent and severity of these disorders appear to be mediated, in part, by the age at which the child entered and, in some cases, left the institution.Here we review the neurobiological literature on early institutionalization that may account for the psychological and neurological sequelae discussed in other chapters in this volume.
ISSN:0037-976X
1540-5834
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-5834.2011.00630.x