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Dimensions of early experience and neural development: deprivation and threat

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Sheridan, Margaret A., McLaughlin, Katie A.·2014·Trends in Cognitive Sciences

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Over the past decade, a growing area of research has focused on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their impacts on neural and developmental outcomes. Work in the field to-date has generally conceptualized ACEs in terms of exposure to stress while overlooking the underlying dimensions of environmental experience that may distinctly impact neural development. Here, we propose a novel framework that differentiates between deprivation (absence of expected cognitive and social input) and threat (presence of a threat to one's physical integrity). We draw support for the neural basis of this distinction from studies on fear learning and sensory deprivation in animals to highlight potential mechanisms through which experiences of threat and deprivation could affect neural structure and function in humans.

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Authors
Sheridan, M. A., & McLaughlin, K. A.
Affiliations
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
  • University of Washington (US)
Venue
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-11
Volume
18
Issue
11
Pages
580-585
ISSN
1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2058778398
Cited by
697
References
54
Citations by year
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2.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (7r03da037405-02)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (K01-MH092625, K01MH092555, K01MH092526, R01MH103291)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R03-DA037405)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
adverse childhood experiences, neural development, deprivation, threats, early life experience, fear learning, sensory deprivation, stress, bodily integrity, developmental outcomes
MeSH terms
Animals, Child, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Fear, Humans, Psychosocial Deprivation, Neurogenesis

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