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 domainsEarly life adversities and lifelong health outcomes: A review of the literature on large, social, long-lived nonhuman mammals
Dettmer A, Chusyd D. Early life adversities and lifelong health outcomes: A review of the literature on large, social, long-lived nonhuman mammals. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2023, 152: 105297. PMID: 37391110, PMCID: PMC10529948, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAre hair cortisol levels dependent on hair growth rate? A pilot study in rhesus macaques
Dettmer A, Novak M, Meyer J. Are hair cortisol levels dependent on hair growth rate? A pilot study in rhesus macaques. General And Comparative Endocrinology 2023, 340: 114308. PMID: 37244411, PMCID: PMC10330586, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2023.114308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsHair growth rateHair growthMacaque monkeysCortisol accumulationPilot studyAccumulation of cortisolHPA axis regulationLower hair cortisol concentrationsHigher hair cortisol concentrationsGlucocorticoid-mediated inhibitionPresent pilot studyRhesus macaque monkeysAdult female macaquesHair cortisol levelsAge-related differencesAxis regulationHair samplesInfants 3Rodent studiesCortisol levelsCortisol concentrationsAge groupsCortisol studiesNonhuman primate species
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 foodsInfantsMilkNeurodevelopmentEarly life adversity and males: Biology, behavior, and implications for fathers’ parenting
Condon EM, Dettmer A, Baker E, McFaul C, Stover CS. Early life adversity and males: Biology, behavior, and implications for fathers’ parenting. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2022, 135: 104531. PMID: 35063493, PMCID: PMC9236197, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly life adversityFathers' parentingLife adversityNon-human animal literatureEffects of ELANeurocognitive functioningChild developmentAnimal literatureLittle empirical researchParentingUnique influenceIntergenerational transmissionIntervention developmentBehavioral pathwaysFuture researchAdversityEmpirical researchConceptual modelGene-environment interactionsFathersEmpirical studyHormone receptorsNeurobiologyFunctioningMales
2021
Behavioral and Hormonal Changes Following Social Instability in Young Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Wooddell LJ, Kaburu SSK, Dettmer AM. Behavioral and Hormonal Changes Following Social Instability in Young Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). Journal Of Comparative Psychology 2021, 135: 568-580. PMID: 34726423, PMCID: PMC9454299, DOI: 10.1037/com0000297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Prefrontal Cortex in a Pandemic: Restoring Functions With System-, Family-, and Individual-Focused Interventions
Arnsten AFT, Condon EM, Dettmer AM, Gee DG, Lee KS, Mayes LC, Stover CS, Tseng WL. The Prefrontal Cortex in a Pandemic: Restoring Functions With System-, Family-, and Individual-Focused Interventions. American Psychologist 2021, 76: 729-743. PMID: 33983754, PMCID: PMC8589866, DOI: 10.1037/amp0000823.BooksConceptsStress-related mental health problemsMental health problemsSensitive parentingParent-child functioningPrefrontal cortical functionMental health risksPrefrontal cortexCOVID-19 pandemicChronic stressorsMental healthVital avenueCortical functionBehavioral mechanismsBehavioral healthParentingHealth problemsChronic stressChildrenClinical evidenceNeuroscienceInterventionFunctioningStressorsCOVID-19Cortex
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
2017
Sex and rank affect how infant rhesus macaques look at faces
Paukner A, Slonecker EM, Murphy AM, Wooddell LJ, Dettmer AM. Sex and rank affect how infant rhesus macaques look at faces. Developmental Psychobiology 2017, 60: 187-193. PMID: 29165801, PMCID: PMC5815906, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21579.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Early life adversity alters normal sex-dependent developmental dynamics of DNA methylation
Massart R, Nemoda Z, Suderman MJ, Sutti S, Ruggiero AM, Dettmer AM, Suomi SJ, Szyf M. Early life adversity alters normal sex-dependent developmental dynamics of DNA methylation. Development And Psychopathology 2016, 28: 1259-1272. PMID: 27687908, PMCID: PMC6590057, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579416000833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylation profilesDNA methylation changesMethylation profilesMethylation changesGenome-wide DNA methylation changesEpigenetic programsDevelopmental evolutionEpigenetic processesDNA methylationAdult phenotypeDevelopmental dynamicsNormal evolutionGenesMethylationEvolutionPhenotypeEarly life eventsEarly life experiencesEffects of sexFemalesEarly life adversityT lymphocytesNonhuman primatesRodentsPrimatesNeonatal face-to-face interactions promote later social behaviour in infant rhesus monkeys
Dettmer AM, Kaburu SS, Simpson EA, Paukner A, Sclafani V, Byers KL, Murphy AM, Miller M, Marquez N, Miller GM, Suomi SJ, Ferrari PF. Neonatal face-to-face interactions promote later social behaviour in infant rhesus monkeys. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 11940. PMID: 27300086, PMCID: PMC4911675, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) with self‐injurious behavior show less behavioral anxiety during the human intruder test
Peterson EJ, Worlein JM, Lee GH, Dettmer AM, Varner EK, Novak MA. Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) with self‐injurious behavior show less behavioral anxiety during the human intruder test. American Journal Of Primatology 2016, 79: 1-8. PMID: 27286311, PMCID: PMC7652060, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe well‐being of laboratory non‐human primates
Baker KC, Dettmer AM. The well‐being of laboratory non‐human primates. American Journal Of Primatology 2016, 79: 1-5. PMID: 26748823, PMCID: PMC4936960, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22520.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchNonhuman Primate Models of Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Influences of Early Rearing, Genetics, and Epigenetics
Dettmer AM, Suomi SJ. Nonhuman Primate Models of Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Influences of Early Rearing, Genetics, and Epigenetics. ILAR Journal 2014, 55: 361-370. PMID: 25225312, DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilu025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The Integrative Biology of Reproductive Functioning in Nonhuman Primates
Dettmer AM. The Integrative Biology of Reproductive Functioning in Nonhuman Primates. American Journal Of Primatology 2012, 75: 197-201. PMID: 22826005, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22054.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Effects of shampoo and water washing on hair cortisol concentrations
Hamel AF, Meyer JS, Henchey E, Dettmer AM, Suomi SJ, Novak MA. Effects of shampoo and water washing on hair cortisol concentrations. Clinica Chimica Acta 2010, 412: 382-385. PMID: 21034727, PMCID: PMC3023988, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortisol levelsCortisol concentrationsHair cortisol levelsHair cortisol concentrationsMeasurement of cortisolEffects of shampoosChronic stressRhesus monkeysCortisol studiesNonhuman primatesShampoo treatmentHormone depositionCortisolInverse relationshipCortisol extractionWashExposureShampooHair samplesHairWater exposureTap waterScalpBiomarkers