Effects of Early Life Stress on Neuroendocrine and Neurobehavior: Mechanisms and Implications

Evidence continues to mount that adverse experiences early in life have an impact on brain functions. Early life stress can program the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and cause alterations of neurochemistry and signaling pathways involved in regulating neuroplasticity, with r...

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Main Authors: Ming-Chi Lai, Li-Tung Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-06-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000398