2020
Associations between different dimensions of prenatal distress, neonatal hippocampal connectivity, and infant memory
Scheinost D, Spann MN, McDonough L, Peterson BS, Monk C. Associations between different dimensions of prenatal distress, neonatal hippocampal connectivity, and infant memory. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 1272-1279. PMID: 32305039, PMCID: PMC7297970, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0677-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal maternal distressInfant memoryMaternal distressCortex connectivityPrenatal distressHippocampal connectivityFunctional connectivityNegative psychological statesMeasures of distressHippocampal functional connectivityDifferent dimensionsPregnant adolescentsHippocampal seedsPsychological stateMemory abilityReinforcement taskResting-state imaging dataInfant brainDistressUnique effectsMemoryMultiple dimensionsAdolescentsWeeks post-menstrual agePost-menstrual age
2018
Maternal Immune Activation During the Third Trimester Is Associated with Neonatal Functional Connectivity of the Salience Network and Fetal to Toddler Behavior
Spann MN, Monk C, Scheinost D, Peterson BS. Maternal Immune Activation During the Third Trimester Is Associated with Neonatal Functional Connectivity of the Salience Network and Fetal to Toddler Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 2877-2886. PMID: 29487127, PMCID: PMC5852665, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2272-17.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal immune activationC-reactive proteinFetal heart rate variabilityNeonatal functional connectivityInterleukin-6Postmenstrual ageImmune activationSalience networkFunctional connectivityPsychiatric disordersCRP levelsEpidemiological studiesMaternal C-reactive proteinResting-state imaging dataC-reactive protein levelsMaternal CRP levelsMaternal IL-6Months postmenstrual agePrenatal maternal immune activationSame psychiatric disordersWeeks postmenstrual ageIL-6 levelsAlters functional connectivityAltered brain developmentSame gestational age