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. 2024 Nov;50(1):316-317.
doi: 10.1038/s41386-024-01950-y.

Developmental neuroplasticity and adversity-related risk for psychopathology

Lucinda M Sisk  1 , Dylan G Gee  2
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Developmental neuroplasticity and adversity-related risk for psychopathology

Lucinda M Sisk et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 Nov.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Experiences such as adversity exposure (depicted as a lightning bolt) can impact the timing of sensitive periods.
A A sensitive period unimpacted by adversity. B Function-relevant adversity (i.e., adverse events with characteristics pertaining to the developing circuit and function) experienced during an open sensitive period might accelerate its closing and shorten its duration. C Adversity experienced prior to a sensitive period might accelerate its onset. D Prior adversity and ongoing function-relevant adversity might both accelerate the onset of a sensitive period and shorten its duration. While the present figure focuses on the adversity-related acceleration of sensitive periods, delays in sensitive period onset and offset have also been observed. Further work parsing how changes to sensitive period timing may be modulated by specific characteristics of adverse exposures is required [1].
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