Early experience and the development of stress reactivity and regulation in children

Children who spend early portions of their lives in institutions or those maltreated in their families of origin are at risk for developing emotional and behavioral problems reflecting disorders of emotion and attention regulation. Animal models may help explicate the mechanisms producing these effe...

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Published in:Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 2010-05, Vol.34 (6), p.867-876
Main Authors: Loman, Michelle M., Gunnar, Megan R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal models
Animals
Caregiving
Child
Child development
Child Development - physiology
Deprivation
Emotion
Foster care
Humans
Institutional care
Models, Biological
Regulation
Stress
Stress, Psychological - genetics
Stress, Psychological - physiopathology
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Summary:Children who spend early portions of their lives in institutions or those maltreated in their families of origin are at risk for developing emotional and behavioral problems reflecting disorders of emotion and attention regulation. Animal models may help explicate the mechanisms producing these effects. Despite the value of the animal models, many questions remain in using the animal data to guide studies of human development. In 1999, the National Institute of Mental Health in the United States funded a research network to address unresolved issues and enhance translation of basic animal early experience research to application in child research. Professor Seymour Levine was both the inspiration for and an active member of this research network until his death in October of 2007. This review pays tribute to his legacy by outlining the conceptual model which is now guiding our research studies.
ISSN:0149-7634
1873-7528
DOI:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2009.05.007