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
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
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