2023
Amniotic fluid cortisol predicts neonatal and infant development in non-stressed rhesus monkeys: Implications for prenatal stress
Otridge J, Meyer J, Dettmer A. Amniotic fluid cortisol predicts neonatal and infant development in non-stressed rhesus monkeys: Implications for prenatal stress. Neurotoxicology And Teratology 2023, 100: 107308. PMID: 37890675, PMCID: PMC10872548, DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2023.107308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsCORT exposureInfant developmentPrenatal stressMaternal hair cortisol concentrationsAmniotic fluid cortisolInfant hair cortisol concentrationsFetal cortisol exposurePostnatal day 30Healthy rhesus macaquesInfant growth rateHealthy primatesGestational ageClinical reasonsCortisol exposureDays gestationNeonatal assessmentSensorimotor scoresAmniotic fluidNeurological developmentCortisol concentrationsDay 30Rhesus monkeysRhesus macaquesCORT levelsNonverbal face‐to‐face interactions in macaques and humans: A translational pilot study
Dettmer A, Bartz C, Rutherford H. Nonverbal face‐to‐face interactions in macaques and humans: A translational pilot study. Developmental Psychobiology 2023, 65: e22416. PMID: 37860898, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-infant dyadsHuman mothersPilot studyFirst-time mothersTranslational pilot studyOptimal infant developmentMaternal primiparityMother-infant interactionNonhuman primate speciesTranslational validityRhesus macaquesNonhuman primatesInfant developmentSex influenceExperienced mothersMacaquesMothersFace mother-infant interactionsHigh rateMothers of sonsHumansDevelopmental domains
2022
Human milk: From complex tailored nutrition to bioactive impact on child cognition and behavior
de Weerth C, Aatsinki AK, Azad MB, Bartol FF, Bode L, Collado MC, Dettmer AM, Field CJ, Guilfoyle M, Hinde K, Korosi A, Lustermans H, Shukri N, Moore SE, Pundir S, Rodriguez JM, Slupsky CM, Turner S, van Goudoever JB, Ziomkiewicz A, Beijers R. Human milk: From complex tailored nutrition to bioactive impact on child cognition and behavior. Critical Reviews In Food Science And Nutrition 2022, 63: 7945-7982. PMID: 35352583, DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2053058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman milkHuman milk compositionLactocrine programmingMaternal healthChild neurodevelopmentMilk bioactivesInfant's needsChildren's cognitionFuture interventionsData poolingFuture studiesBehavioral developmentImportant scientific gapDetailed recommendationsMilk compositionLiquid foodsInfantsMilkNeurodevelopment
2018
Interindividual differences in neonatal sociality and emotionality predict juvenile social status in rhesus monkeys
Wooddell LJ, Simpson EA, Murphy AM, Dettmer AM, Paukner A. Interindividual differences in neonatal sociality and emotionality predict juvenile social status in rhesus monkeys. Developmental Science 2018, 22: e12749. PMID: 30171780, PMCID: PMC10519424, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly social experienceSocial experienceEmotional reactivityNeonatal imitationLater social outcomesPeer social groupsSocio-emotional developmentSocial statusInterindividual differencesInfants' first weekImitation testSocioeconomic statusSocial outcomesSocial relationshipsMaternal social statusLittle researchProfound outcomesHigh social statusSocial groupsImitationLongitudinal natureReactivity assessmentRhesus monkeysInfant dyadsSociality
2014
Reproductive consequences of a matrilineal overthrow in rhesus monkeys
Dettmer AM, Woodward RA, Suomi SJ. Reproductive consequences of a matrilineal overthrow in rhesus monkeys. American Journal Of Primatology 2014, 77: 346-352. PMID: 25382028, PMCID: PMC4334670, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22350.Peer-Reviewed Original Research