Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
19(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Mother-child
closeness,
a
mutually
trusting
and
affectionate
bond,
is
an
important
factor
in
shaping
positive
youth
development.
However,
little
known
about
the
neural
pathways
through
which
mother-child
closeness
related
to
brain
organization.
Utilizing
longitudinal
sample
primarily
from
low-income
families
(N
=
181;
76%
African
American
54%
female),
this
study
investigated
associations
between
at
ages
9
15
years
structural
connectivity
organization
(network
integration,
robustness,
segregation)
age
years.
The
assessment
of
included
perspectives
both
mother
child.
results
revealed
that
greater
linked
with
increased
global
efficiency
transitivity,
but
not
modularity.
Specifically,
mother's
child's
reports
predicted
network
metrics,
report
did
not.
Our
findings
suggest
associated
white
matter
organization,
as
adolescents
who
experienced
displayed
topological
properties
indicative
more
integrated
robust
networks.
Development and Psychopathology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 16
Опубликована: Март 6, 2024
Abstract
Developmental
psychopathology
started
as
an
intersection
of
fields
and
is
now
a
field
itself.
As
we
contemplate
the
future
this
field,
consider
ways
in
which
newer,
interdisciplinary
–
human
developmental
neuroscience
can
inform,
be
informed
by,
psychopathology.
To
do
so,
outline
principles
how
they
are
and/or
implemented
neuroscience.
In
turn,
highlight
collaboration
between
these
lead
to
richer
models
more
impactful
translation.
doing
describe
from
enrich
directions
for
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
68, С. 101399 - 101399
Опубликована: Июнь 5, 2024
One
in
three
children
the
United
States
is
exposed
to
insecure
housing
conditions,
including
unaffordable,
inconsistent,
and
unsafe
housing.
These
exposures
have
detrimental
impacts
on
youth
mental
health.
Delineating
neurobehavioral
pathways
linking
exposure
insecurity
with
children's
health
has
potential
inform
interventions
policy.
However,
approaching
this
work,
carefully
considering
lived
experiences
of
families
essential
translating
scientific
discovery
improve
outcomes
an
equitable
representative
way.
In
current
paper,
we
provide
introduction
range
stressful
that
may
face
when
conditions.
Next,
highlight
findings
from
early-life
stress
literature
regarding
consequences
housing,
focusing
how
unpredictability
associated
neural
circuitry
supporting
cognitive
emotional
development.
We
then
delineate
community-engaged
research
(CEnR)
approaches
been
leveraged
understand
effects
health,
propose
future
directions
integrate
developmental
neuroscience
CEnR
maximize
impact
work.
conclude
by
outlining
practice
policy
recommendations
aim
Abstract
Socioeconomic
resources
(SER)
calibrate
the
developing
brain
to
current
context,
which
can
confer
or
attenuate
risk
for
psychopathology
across
lifespan.
Recent
multivariate
work
indicates
that
SER
levels
powerfully
relate
intrinsic
functional
connectivity
patterns
entire
brain.
Nevertheless,
neuroscientific
meaning
of
these
widespread
neural
differences
remains
poorly
understood,
despite
its
translational
promise
early
identification,
targeted
intervention,
and
policy
reform.
In
present
study,
we
leverage
graph
theory
precisely
characterize
univariate
associations
between
household
neighborhood
contexts
architecture
regions
in
5,821
youth
(9–10
years)
from
Adolescent
Brain
Cognitive
Development
Study.
First,
establish
decomposing
into
profiles
integration
segregation
captures
more
than
half
association
with
greater
parsimony
(100-fold
reduction
number
features)
interpretability.
Second,
show
topological
effects
are
not
uniform
brain;
rather,
higher
associated
somatomotor
subcortical
systems,
but
default
mode,
orbitofrontal,
cerebellar
systems.
Finally,
demonstrate
spatially
patterned
along
unimodal–transmodal
gradient
organization.
These
findings
provide
critical
interpretive
context
established
This
study
highlights
both
higher-order
networks
differentially
implicated
environmental
stress,
disadvantage,
opportunity
youth.
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
68, С. 101405 - 101405
Опубликована: Июнь 7, 2024
Reading
acquisition
is
a
prolonged
learning
process
relying
on
language
development
starting
in
utero.
Behavioral
longitudinal
studies
reveal
prospective
associations
between
infant
abilities
and
preschool/kindergarten
phonological
that
relates
to
subsequent
reading
performance.
While
recent
pediatric
neuroimaging
work
has
begun
characterize
the
neural
network
underlying
infants,
how
this
scaffolds
long-term
remains
unknown.
We
addressed
question
7-year
study
from
infancy
school-age.
Seventy-six
infants
completed
resting-state
fMRI
scanning,
underwent
standardized
assessments
kindergarten.
Of
larger
cohort,
forty-one
were
further
assessed
their
emergent
word
after
receiving
formal
instructions.
Hierarchical
clustering
analyses
identified
modular
which
functional
connectivity
(FC)
of
inferior
frontal
module
prospectively
correlated
with
kindergarten-age
skills
abilities.
These
correlations
obtained
when
controlling
for
age
at
scan,
nonverbal
IQ
parental
education.
Furthermore,
mediated
relationship
FC
school-age
abilities,
implying
critical
mid-way
milestone
infancy.
Overall,
our
findings
illuminate
neurobiological
mechanisms
by
capacities
could
scaffold
acquisition.
Annual Review of Developmental Psychology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
5(1), С. 309 - 330
Опубликована: Июль 12, 2023
Poverty
is
associated
with
changes
in
brain
development
and
elevates
the
risk
for
psychopathology
childhood,
adolescence,
adulthood.
Although
field
rapidly
expanding,
there
are
methodological
challenges
that
raise
questions
about
validity
of
current
findings.
These
include
interrelated
issues
reliability,
effect
size,
interindividual
heterogeneity,
replicability.
To
address
these
issues,
we
propose
a
multipronged
approach
spans
short-,
medium-,
long-term
solutions,
including
to
data
pipelines
along
more
comprehensive
acquisition
environment,
brain,
mental
health.
Additional
suggestions
use
open
science
approaches,
robust
statistical
analyses,
replication
testing.
Furthermore,
increased
integration
between
advanced
analytical
approaches
using
large
samples
neuroscience
models
intervention
research
enhance
interpretability
Collectively,
will
expand
application
neuroimaging
findings
provide
foundation
eventual
policy
designed
improve
conditions
children
poverty.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июнь 23, 2023
Reading
acquisition
is
a
prolonged
learning
process
relying
on
language
development
starting
in
utero.
Behavioral
longitudinal
studies
reveal
prospective
associations
between
infant
abilities
and
preschool/kindergarten
phonological
that
relates
to
subsequent
reading
performance.
While
recent
pediatric
neuroimaging
work
has
begun
characterize
the
neural
network
underlying
infants,
how
this
scaffolds
long-term
remains
unknown.
We
addressed
question
7-year
study
from
infancy
school-age.
Seventy-six
infants
completed
resting-state
fMRI
scanning,
underwent
standardized
assessments
kindergarten.
Of
larger
cohort,
forty-one
were
further
assessed
their
emergent
word
after
receiving
formal
instructions.
Hierarchical
clustering
analyses
identified
modular
which
functional
connectivity
(FC)
of
inferior
frontal
module
prospectively
correlated
with
kindergarten-age
skills
abilities.
These
correlations
obtained
when
controlling
for
age
at
scan,
nonverbal
IQ
parental
education.
Furthermore,
mediated
relationship
FC
school-age
abilities,
implying
critical
mid-way
milestone
infancy.
Overall,
our
findings
illuminate
neurobiological
mechanisms
by
capacities
could
scaffold
acquisition.
Development and Psychopathology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 17
Опубликована: Окт. 3, 2024
Abstract
Associations
between
adversity
and
youth
psychopathology
likely
vary
based
on
the
types
timing
of
experiences.
Major
theories
suggest
that
impact
childhood
may
either
be
cumulative
in
type
(the
more
adversity,
worse
outcomes)
or
longer
exposure,
or,
alternatively,
specific
concerning
(e.g.,
parenting,
home,
neighborhood)
developmental
periods).
In
a
longitudinal
sample
from
Future
Families
Wellbeing
Study
(
N
=
4,210),
we
evaluated
these
competing
hypotheses
using
data-driven
structured
life-course
modeling
approach
risk
factors
examined
at
child
age
1
(infancy),
3
(toddlerhood),
5
(early
childhood),
9
(middle
childhood).
Results
showed
exposures
to
for
durations
(i.e.,
both
timing)
best
predicted
psychopathology.
Adversities
occurred
were
better
predictors
as
compared
those
experienced
earlier,
except
neglect,
which
was
predictive
internalizing
symptoms
when
3.
Throughout
(across
ages
1–9),
aside
accumulation
all
adversities,
parental
stress
low
collective
efficacy
strongest
symptoms,
whereas
psychological
aggression
externalizing
symptoms.