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
The 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