Lifecourse Mechanisms
Childhood adversity may reduce education and cognitively stimulating opportunities, weakening cognitive reserve. ACEs may directly affect brain structures involved in memory, emotion regulation and executive function. ACEs may influence la…
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Childhood adversity may reduce education and cognitively stimulating opportunities, weakening cognitive reserve. ACEs may directly affect brain structures involved in memory, emotion regulation and executive function. ACEs may influence later cognition through health behaviours, depression and chronic disease pathways. The review discussed cumulative stress and critical period theories as lifecourse explanations for ACE effects.