Gunnar, Megan R.

Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain, behaviour and cognition

Lupien, S. J., McEwen, B. S., Gunnar, M. R., & Heim, C. (2009) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 6,256

The neurobiology of stress and development.

Gunnar, M., & Quevedo, K. (2007) · Annual Review of Psychology

Stress Responses and CortisolChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 2,011

Social regulation of the cortisol levels in early human development

Gunnar, M. R., & Donzella, B. (2002) · Psychoneuroendocrinology

Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 1,088

Prolonged institutional rearing is associated with atypically large amygdala volume and difficulties in emotion regulation

Tottenham, N., Hare, T. A., Quinn, B. T., McCarry, T. W., Nurse, M., Gilhooly, T., Millner, A., Galvan, A., Davidson, M. C., Eigsti, I., et al. (2010) · Developmental Science

Child Welfare and AdoptionChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 905

Low cortisol and a flattening of expected daytime rhythm: Potential indices of risk in human development

GUNNAR, M. R., & VAZQUEZ, D. M. (2001) · Development and Psychopathology

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 900

Psychobiological mechanisms underlying the social buffering of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis: a review of animal models and human studies across development

Hostinar, C. E., Sullivan, R. M., & Gunnar, M. R. (2014) · Psychological Bulletin

Stress Responses and CortisolNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 739

Child maltreatment and the developing HPA axis

Tarullo, A. R., & Gunnar, M. R. (2006) · Hormones and Behavior

Child Abuse and TraumaStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 737

Behavioral Inhibition and Stress Reactivity: The Moderating Role of Attachment Security

Nachmias, M., Gunnar, M., Mangelsdorf, S., Parritz, R. H., & Buss, K. (1996) · Child Development

Attachment and Relationship DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 730

Developmental changes in hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal activity over the transition to adolescence: normative changes and associations with puberty

Gunnar, M. R., Wewerka, S., Frenn, K., Long, J. D., & Griggs, C. (2009) · Development and Psychopathology

Stress Responses and CortisolChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 668

Salivary cortisol levels in children adopted from Romanian orphanages

GUNNAR, M. R., MORISON, S. J., CHISHOLM, K., & SCHUDER, M. (2001) · Development and Psychopathology

Child Welfare and AdoptionStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 517

Annual Research Review: Early adversity, the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical axis, and child psychopathology

Koss, K. J., & Gunnar, M. R. (2018) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 489

Neurodevelopmental Effects of Early Deprivation in Postinstitutionalized Children

Pollak, S. D., Nelson, C. A., Schlaak, M. F., Roeber, B. J., Wewerka, S. S., Wiik, K. L., Frenn, K. A., Loman, M. M., & Gunnar, M. R. (2010) · Child Development

Child Welfare and AdoptionChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 418

Heightened stress responsiveness and emotional reactivity during pubertal maturation: Implications for psychopathology

Dahl, R. E., & Gunnar, M. R. (2009) · Development and Psychopathology

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 409

Moderate versus severe early life stress: Associations with stress reactivity and regulation in 10–12-year-old children

Gunnar, M. R., Frenn, K., Wewerka, S. S., & Van Ryzin, M. J. (2009) · Psychoneuroendocrinology

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Welfare and Adoption

Cited by 363

Behavior problems in postinstitutionalized internationally adopted children

GUNNAR, M. R., VAN DULMEN, M. H. M., & THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION PROJECT TEAM (2007) · Development and Psychopathology

Child Welfare and AdoptionChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 348

The Differential Impacts of Early Physical and Sexual Abuse and Internalizing Problems on Daytime Cortisol Rhythm in School-Aged Children

Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F. A., Gunnar, M. R., & Toth, S. L. (2010) · Child Development

Child Abuse and TraumaStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 337

Transition to child care: associations with infant–mother attachment, infant negative emotion and cortisol elevations

Ahnert, L., Gunnar, M. R., Lamb, M. E., & Barthel, M. (2004) · Child Development

Attachment and Relationship DynamicsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 334

Institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children 1: a systematic and integrative review of evidence regarding effects on development

van IJzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Duschinsky, R., Fox, N. A., Goldman, P. S., Gunnar, M. R., Johnson, D. E., Nelson, C. A., Reijman, S., Skinner, G. C. M., et al. (2020) · The Lancet Psychiatry

Child Welfare and AdoptionChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 306

Cortisol levels of young children in full-day childcare centers: relations with age and temperament

Dettling, A. C., Gunnar, M. R., & Donzella, B. (1999) · Psychoneuroendocrinology

Stress Responses and CortisolChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 304

Quality of early care and buffering of neuroendocrine stress reactions: potential effects on the developing human brain

Gunnar, M. R. (1998) · Preventive Medicine

Stress Responses and CortisolChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 295

Preventive intervention for maltreated preschool children: impact on children's behavior, neuroendocrine activity, and foster parent functioning

FISHER, P. A., GUNNAR, M. R., CHAMBERLAIN, P., & REID, J. B. (2000) · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Child Welfare and AdoptionChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 286

International adoption of institutionally reared children: research and policy

GUNNAR, M. R., BRUCE, J., & GROTEVANT, H. D. (2000) · Development and Psychopathology

Child Welfare and AdoptionChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 261

Foster Children’s Diurnal Production of Cortisol: An Exploratory Study

Dozier, M., Manni, M., Gordon, M. K., Peloso, E., Gunnar, M. R., Stovall-McClough, K. C., Eldreth, D., & Levine, S. (2006) · Child Maltreatment

Child Welfare and AdoptionStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 259

Parent support is less effective in buffering cortisol stress reactivity for adolescents compared to children

Hostinar, C. E., Johnson, A. E., & Gunnar, M. R. (2015) · Developmental Science

Stress Responses and CortisolChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 244