2020
Caregiving influences on emotional learning and regulation: applying a sensitive period model
Gee DG. Caregiving influences on emotional learning and regulation: applying a sensitive period model. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2020, 36: 177-184. PMID: 33718534, PMCID: PMC7945765, DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional learningSensitive period modelCorticolimbic circuitrySensitive periodCross-species evidenceExperience-dependent mechanismsEmotional developmentDevelopmental differencesEarly adversityDifferential associationsAdversityLearningConceptual modelDevelopmental timingExperienceSpecific ageAdolescenceCircuitryMaltreatmentChildhoodInfancyAssociationEvidenceCentral roleDifferences
2017
The Role of the Endocannabinoid System and Genetic Variation in Adolescent Brain Development
Meyer HC, Lee FS, Gee DG. The Role of the Endocannabinoid System and Genetic Variation in Adolescent Brain Development. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 21-33. PMID: 28685756, PMCID: PMC5719094, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety-related behaviorDevelopmental trajectoriesAdolescent brain developmentRegulation of fearConsequences of stressGenetic variationBrain developmentBehavioral processingECB systemPrefrontal cortexEmotional behaviorHuman genetic variationCorticolimbic structuresStress responsivityBrain regionsAdolescenceRegulation of stressNeural circuitsEndocannabinoid systemAnxietyEnvironmental perturbationsRole of eCBFunctional implicationsCentral roleLife span