2024
Evocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability
Austerberry C, Fearon P, Ronald A, Leve L, Ganiban J, Natsuaki M, Shaw D, Neiderhiser J, Reiss D. Evocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability. Child Development 2024 PMID: 39081003, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild languageEarly caregiving environmentGene-environment correlationAcademic performanceMothers' warmthFather warmthEvocative effectsIntellectual abilityRGE effectsAcademic abilityIncreased heritabilityAdoptive parentsChildren aged 6WarmthAged 6Academic developmentGenetic effectsGenetic factorsBirth mothersChildrenRGELanguageParentsAdopteesAbility
2014
Insecure attachment during infancy predicts greater amygdala volumes in early adulthood
Moutsiana C, Johnstone T, Murray L, Fearon P, Cooper P, Pliatsikas C, Goodyer I, Halligan S. Insecure attachment during infancy predicts greater amygdala volumes in early adulthood. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2014, 56: 540-548. PMID: 25156392, PMCID: PMC4407912, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmygdala volumeGreater amygdala volumesMaternal postnatal depressionLarger amygdala volumesInfant attachment statusProspective longitudinal studyLongitudinal studyMonths of ageMaternal depression historyAmygdala morphologyMRI assessmentHippocampal volumePostnatal depressionAdult brainDepression historyNeural changesEarly environmentEarly caregiving environmentAttachment statusVolumetric differencesYoung adultsEarly adulthoodNeural areasCaregiving environmentCommon variation