A5070508148- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
University of Michigan
2023
Vanderbilt University
2020-2023
Stressful experiences are linked to neurodevelopment. There is growing interest in the role of stress connectivity between amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a circuit that subserves automatic emotion regulation. However, specific timing mechanisms underlie association amygdala–mPFC unclear. Many factors, including variations fetal exposure maternal stress, appear affect early developing brain circuitry. few studies have examined associations life, when most plastic sensitive...
Prenatal opioid exposure is one consequence of the epidemic, but effects on child development remain poorly understood. There emerging evidence that children exposed to opioids in utero exhibit elevated emotional and behavioral problems, which may be partially due alterations cognitive control. Using multiple methods (i.e., neuropsychological, behavioral, event-related potential [ERP] assessments), present study examined differences emotional, control difficulties preschool-aged with (n =...