Scholars@Duke
Carina Fowler

Selected Publications

Children's exposure to chemical contaminants: Demographic disparities and associations with the developing basal ganglia.

Journal Article Environmental research · September 2024 Children are regularly exposed to chemical contaminants that may influence brain development. However, relatively little is known about how these contaminants impact the developing human brain. Here, we combined silicone wristband exposure assessments with ... Full text Cite

Toxicant exposure and the developing brain: A systematic review of the structural and functional MRI literature.

Journal Article Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · January 2023 Youth worldwide are regularly exposed to pollutants and chemicals (i.e., toxicants) that may interfere with healthy brain development, and a surge in MRI research has begun to characterize the neurobiological consequences of these exposures. Here, a system ... Full text Cite

Reduced cortical surface area globally and in reward-related cortex is associated with elevated depressive symptoms in preschoolers.

Journal Article Journal of affective disorders · December 2022 BackgroundElevated depressive symptoms in early childhood strongly predict depression onset in youth. Nevertheless, little is known about the neural correlates of these symptoms, information that is key for understanding the early development of d ... Full text Cite

Like me Back: Neural Correlates of Low Perceived Relational Value in Peer Victimized Youth.

Journal Article Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · June 2021 Perceived relational value describes the extent to which individuals consider themselves to be liked and valued. Given the salience of peer opinions in adolescence, perceived relational value is an important part of adolescents' developing self-concept. He ... Full text Cite

Stress-induced cortisol response is associated with right amygdala volume in early childhood.

Journal Article Neurobiology of stress · May 2021 Rodent research suggests that dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the resulting cortisol stress response can alter the structure of the hippocampus and amygdala. Because early-life changes in brain structure can produce later ... Full text Open Access Cite

Hungry for inclusion: Exposure to peer victimization and heightened social monitoring in adolescent girls.

Journal Article Development and psychopathology · October 2020 Belonging to a social group is one of the most important factors contributing to well-being. The Belonging Regulation model proposes that humans possess a social monitoring system (SMS) that evaluates social inclusion and monitors belonging needs. Here, we ... Full text Cite

Differential Susceptibility to Parenting in Adolescent Girls: Moderation by Neural Sensitivity to Social Cues

Journal Article Journal of Research on Adolescence · January 2020 This research examined whether heightened neural activation to social cues confers adjustment advantages in supportive social contexts but adjustment disadvantages in stressful social contexts. Forty‐five adolescent girls were exposed to social exc ... Full text Cite

Adolescents' behavioral and neural responses to e‐cigarette advertising

Journal Article Addiction Biology · March 2018 AbstractAlthough adolescents are a group heavily targeted by the e‐cigarette industry, research in cue‐reactivity has not previously examined adolescents' behavioral and neural responses to e‐cigarette advertising. This stu ... Full text Cite