Correction to: Neuropsychopharmacology (2015) 40: 2666–2675; doi:10.1038/npp.2015.134; published online 27 May 2015

In the discussion section of this paper, on page 2673, left column, second paragraph, the second sentence should read ‘Although developmental influences of NR2A specifically within the PFC have not been widely examined, NMDAR in the PFC have been shown to shift from NR2B-mediated EPSPs toward more NR2A-mediated EPSP during the early-pre-adolescent period (P20–P30; Wang and Gao, 2009).’