Featured Publications
Leveraging the science of stress to promote resilience and optimize mental health interventions during adolescence
Gee DG, Sisk LM, Cohodes EM, Bryce NV. Leveraging the science of stress to promote resilience and optimize mental health interventions during adolescence. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 5693. PMID: 36171218, PMCID: PMC9519553, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33416-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Experimental evidence for a child‐to‐adolescent switch in human amygdala‐prefrontal cortex communication: A cross‐sectional pilot study
Gee DG, Hanson C, Caglar LR, Fareri DS, Gabard‐Durnam L, Mills‐Finnerty C, Goff B, Caldera CJ, Lumian DS, Flannery J, Hanson SJ, Tottenham N. Experimental evidence for a child‐to‐adolescent switch in human amygdala‐prefrontal cortex communication: A cross‐sectional pilot study. Developmental Science 2022, 25: e13238. PMID: 35080089, PMCID: PMC9232876, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional pilot studyAge-related switchAmygdala reactivityPresent cross-sectional pilot studyPilot studyAnterior cingulate cortex activationDorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) activationAmygdala connectivityCortex activationPrefrontal cortexDACC activationAmygdalaPrefrontal functionChildhoodPrefrontal engagementEmotional behaviorChildhood experiencesAdolescenceVentromedial PFCDACCOpposite effectBayesian network analysisActivationVmPFCReverse information flow
2021
Leveraging big data to map neurodevelopmental trajectories in pediatric anxiety
Zacharek SJ, Kribakaran S, Kitt ER, Gee DG. Leveraging big data to map neurodevelopmental trajectories in pediatric anxiety. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2021, 50: 100974. PMID: 34147988, PMCID: PMC8225701, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2021.100974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric anxietyNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesAnxiety disordersNormative brain developmentPrevalent psychiatric conditionAge-related differencesAnxious youthSafety learningUnderstanding of neurodevelopmentAnxietyInconsistent findingsBrain structuresLongitudinal studyNeural structuresPsychiatric conditionsNovel treatment targetsMarker of riskBrain developmentTreatment targetsEarly risk identificationYouthFuture directionsDisordersAdolescenceNeurobiology
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
2019
Novel insights from actigraphy: Anxiety is associated with sleep quantity but not quality during childhood
Cohodes EM, Abusch A, Odriozola P, Gee DG. Novel insights from actigraphy: Anxiety is associated with sleep quantity but not quality during childhood. Clinical Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2019, 25: 189-199. PMID: 30696260, PMCID: PMC6667310, DOI: 10.1177/1359104518822685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep quantitySleep-related interventionsSleep functionPredictors of anxietyPediatric clinical samplesAge-related changesHigh anxietyAnxietyPediatric samplesPrevious researchSleep dysfunctionClinical samplesChildhoodFunction changesAdolescenceAdolescentsActigraphyPresent studyYouthQuantitative measuresCorrelatesAssociationSleepChildrenIntervention
2018
Neurocognitive Development of Motivated Behavior: Dynamic Changes across Childhood and Adolescence
Gee DG, Bath KG, Johnson CM, Meyer HC, Murty VP, van den Bos W, Hartley CA. Neurocognitive Development of Motivated Behavior: Dynamic Changes across Childhood and Adolescence. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 9433-9445. PMID: 30381435, PMCID: PMC6209847, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1674-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotivated behaviorProcessing of threatReward-motivated behaviorsNeural circuitsEarly life stressCognitive processesCourse of developmentDevelopmental trajectoriesExperiential factorsNeurocognitive developmentAdaptive behaviorRecent methodological innovationsDevelopmental changesDevelopmental onsetRecent researchPsychiatric disordersAdulthoodMethodological innovationsAdolescenceNeurocircuitryRewardBehaviorResearchChildhoodProcessing
2017
Development of the emotional brain
Casey BJ, Heller AS, Gee DG, Cohen AO. Development of the emotional brain. Neuroscience Letters 2017, 693: 29-34. PMID: 29197573, PMCID: PMC5984129, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.11.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion reactivityEmotional brainCognitive control circuitryNeurobiological accountsEmotional developmentRecent imaging studiesSelf-RegulationSocial situationsNeural circuitryYoung adulthoodAdolescenceImaging studiesHierarchical changesCircuitryDynamic reorganizationSubcorticoBrainCascade of changesAdulthoodLimbicControl circuitrySituationInstantiationDevelopmentThe 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
2014
Maternal Buffering of Human Amygdala-Prefrontal Circuitry During Childhood but Not During Adolescence
Gee DG, Gabard-Durnam L, Telzer EH, Humphreys KL, Goff B, Shapiro M, Flannery J, Lumian DS, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N. Maternal Buffering of Human Amygdala-Prefrontal Circuitry During Childhood but Not During Adolescence. Psychological Science 2014, 25: 2067-2078. PMID: 25280904, PMCID: PMC4377225, DOI: 10.1177/0956797614550878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmygdala-prefrontal circuitryMaternal bufferingMaternal stimuliAmygdala-prefrontal connectivityMature connectivityAmygdala reactivityPotential mechanismsMaternal modulationChildhoodMother-child relationshipNeural mechanismsSensitive periodChildrenCaregiversMaternal influenceRegulatory influenceAdolescenceStimuliBehavioral regulationNeurocircuitryCircuitry