Betancourt, Laura

Childhood poverty: specific associations with neurocognitive development

Farah, M. J., Shera, D. M., Savage, J. H., Betancourt, L., Giannetta, J. M., Brodsky, N. L., Malmud, E. K., & Hurt, H. (2006) · Brain Research

Cognitive Abilities and TestingFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations

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Environmental stimulation, parental nurturance and cognitive development in humans

Farah, M. J., Betancourt, L., Shera, D. M., Savage, J. H., Giannetta, J. M., Brodsky, N. L., Malmud, E. K., & Hurt, H. (2008) · Developmental Science

Cognitive Abilities and TestingChild and Animal Learning Development

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Executive cognitive functions and impulsivity as correlates of risk taking and problem behavior in preadolescents

Romer, D., Betancourt, L., Giannetta, J. M., Brodsky, N. L., Farah, M., & Hurt, H. (2009) · Neuropsychologia

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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Working memory ability predicts trajectories of early alcohol use in adolescents: the mediational role of impulsivity

Khurana, A., Romer, D., Betancourt, L. M., Brodsky, N. L., Giannetta, J. M., & Hurt, H. (2013) · Addiction

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

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Early parental care is important for hippocampal maturation: Evidence from brain morphology in humans

Rao, H., Betancourt, L., Giannetta, J. M., Brodsky, N. L., Korczykowski, M., Avants, B. B., Gee, J. C., Wang, J., Hurt, H., Detre, J. A., et al. (2010) · NeuroImage

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

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Does adolescent risk taking imply weak executive function? A prospective study of relations between working memory performance, impulsivity, and risk taking in early adolescence: Adolescent risk taking and executive function

Romer, D., Betancourt, L. M., Brodsky, N. L., Giannetta, J. M., Yang, W., & Hurt, H. (2011) · Developmental Science

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

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Early adolescent sexual debut: The mediating role of working memory ability, sensation seeking, and impulsivity.

Khurana, A., Romer, D., Betancourt, L. M., Brodsky, N. L., Giannetta, J. M., & Hurt, H. (2012) · Developmental Psychology

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

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Relation of childhood home environment to cortical thickness in late adolescence: Specificity of experience and timing

Avants, B. B., Hackman, D. A., Betancourt, L. M., Lawson, G. M., Hurt, H., & Farah, M. J. (2015) · PLOS ONE

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