A review of adversity, the amygdala and the hippocampus: a consideration of developmental timing

• Published in: Frontiers in human neuroscience Vol. 3; p. 68
• Main Author: Tottenham, Nim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 2009; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: adversity; Age; Amygdala; Brain research; development; Expression; Hippocampus; human; Medical imaging; Mental disorders; Mental health care; Neuroimaging; Neuroscience; Reviews; Stress; Studies; Los Angeles California; United States > US; stress; amygdala; HPA axis; adversity; hippocampus; human development

A review of the human developmental neuroimaging literature that investigates outcomes following exposure to psychosocial adversity is presented with a focus on two subcortical structures - the hippocampus and the amygdala. Throughout this review, we discuss how a consideration of developmental timi...