Postnatal Autonomic Development Predicts Adolescent Psychosocial Outcome
Maximilian Schmaußer, Leonie Fleck, Anna Fuchs, Eva Moehler, Michael Kaess, Julian Koenig
This study links early autonomic nervous system development to adolescent psychosocial outcomes, finding male-specific associations between infant heart rate and vagal heart rate variability trajectories and later psychosocial difficulties.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology