2016
Neonatal 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 ResearchAssociations between early life experience, chronic HPA axis activity, and adult social rank in rhesus monkeys
Dettmer AM, Wooddell LJ, Rosenberg KL, Kaburu SS, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Suomi SJ. Associations between early life experience, chronic HPA axis activity, and adult social rank in rhesus monkeys. Social Neuroscience 2016, 12: 92-101. PMID: 27063359, PMCID: PMC6528805, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2016.1176952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic HPA axis activityHair cortisol concentrationsHPA axis activityHealth outcomesEarly life experiencesAxis activityAxis regulationRhesus monkeysNeuroendocrine stress regulationSocioeconomic statusHPA axis regulationAdrenal axis regulationAdverse health outcomesFemale rhesus monkeysEarly life adversityRisk factorsAdult social statusNR monkeysCortisol concentrationsLife adversityMonkeysOutcomesEarly experienceMonthsLife experiences
2015
Differential relationships between chronic hormone profiles in pregnancy and maternal investment in rhesus monkey mothers with hair loss in the neonatal period
Dettmer AM, Rosenberg K, Menard MT, El‐Mallah S, Woodward RA, Suomi SJ, Meyer JS. Differential relationships between chronic hormone profiles in pregnancy and maternal investment in rhesus monkey mothers with hair loss in the neonatal period. American Journal Of Primatology 2015, 79: 1-8. PMID: 26496532, PMCID: PMC6528798, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher hair cortisol concentrationsInfant birth weightHair lossInfant growth rateBirth weightFetal measurementsPregnancy/postpartumSubset of monkeysFemale rhesus monkeysIndicator of wellHair cortisol concentrationsNeonatal periodPregnant monkeysLate pregnancyPerinatal periodPregnancyCortisol concentrationsGreater incidenceRhesus monkeysPostpartum femalesPregnant femalesImportant developmental periodMonkeysMothersPrimate facilitiesDevelopment of a cognitive testing apparatus for socially housed mother‐peer‐reared infant rhesus monkeys
Dettmer AM, Murphy AM, Suomi SJ. Development of a cognitive testing apparatus for socially housed mother‐peer‐reared infant rhesus monkeys. Developmental Psychobiology 2015, 57: 349-355. PMID: 25782609, PMCID: PMC4380797, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21285.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Population density-dependent hair cortisol concentrations in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Dettmer AM, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Suomi SJ. Population density-dependent hair cortisol concentrations in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Psychoneuroendocrinology 2014, 42: 59-67. PMID: 24636502, PMCID: PMC3959662, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsHD monkeysAxis activityCortisol concentrationsChronic HPA axis activityChronic stressRhesus monkeysHigher hair cortisolAdrenal axis activityHPA axis activityFight woundsGlucocorticoid exposureGlucocorticoids resultsAcute measuresHealth disparitiesHair cortisolNonhuman primate speciesElevated levelsAge categoriesMonkeysHuman epidemiologyPopulation levelExposureReliable indicatorHumans
2008
Surrogate mobility and orientation affect the early neurobehavioral development of infant rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Dettmer AM, Ruggiero AM, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Suomi SJ. Surrogate mobility and orientation affect the early neurobehavioral development of infant rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Developmental Psychobiology 2008, 50: 418-422. PMID: 19810188, PMCID: PMC2762640, DOI: 10.1002/dev.20296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRS infantsInfant rhesus macaquesInfant monkeysRhesus macaquesEarly neurobehavioral developmentMonths of ageEarly developmental outcomesGross motor skillsNursery-reared monkeysNeonatal assessmentNeurobehavioral developmentInanimate surrogate mothersInfantsMotor activityDay 30Motor developmentHome cageHigh levelsMothersMotor skillsBiological mothersDevelopmental outcomesMonkeysTest sessionsExploratory behavior