A systematic review of adrenarche as a sensitive period in neurobiological development and mental health

Substantial hormonal and neurobiological changes occur during puberty, and are widely argued to render this period of life a sensitive period in terms of risk for mental health problems. However, there is a paucity of research focusing on adrenarche, the earlier phase of pubertal development. Furthe...

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Main Authors: Michelle L. Byrne, Sarah Whittle, Nandita Vijayakumar, Meg Dennison, Julian G. Simmons, Nicholas B. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929316300585