biostudies-literatureFarber MJNational Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and DepressionDuke UniversityNIA NIH HHSNIH Office of the DirectorJacobs FoundationNational Institute on AgingNIH HHS2341-2358https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8044268biostudies-literatureUnknown55(9-10)Studies of early adversity such as trauma, abuse, and neglect highlight the critical importance of quality caregiving in brain development and mental health. However, the impact of normative range variability in caregiving on such biobehavioral processes remains poorly understood. Thus, we lack an essential foundation for understanding broader, population-representative developmental mechanisms of risk and resilience. Here, we conduct a scoping review of the extant literature centered on the question, "Is variability in normative range parenting associated with variability in brain structure and function?" After removing duplicates and screening by title, abstract, and full-text, 23 records were included in a qualitative review. The most striking outcome of this review was not only how fewThe European journal of neuroscienceNormative range parenting and the developing brain: A scoping review and recommendations for future research.PMC8044268DP5 OD021370DP5OD021370R01AG049789R01 AG049789Hariri ARFarber MJGee DGfalseNormative range parenting and the developing brain: A scoping review and recommendations for future research.Studies of early adversity such as trauma, abuse, and neglect highlight the critical importance of quality caregiving in brain development and mental health. However, the impact of normative range variability in caregiving on such biobehavioral processes remains poorly understood. Thus, we lack an essential foundation for understanding broader, population-representative developmental mechanisms of risk and resilience. Here, we conduct a scoping review of the extant literature centered on the question, "Is variability in normative range parenting associated with variability in brain structure and function?" After removing duplicates and screening by title, abstract, and full-text, 23 records were included in a qualitative review. The most striking outcome of this review was not only how few2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 May2025-04-27T01:42:00.797Z2025-02-19T01:23:42.947ZS-EPMC80442683305190310.1111/ejn.15003