2022
Associations between Family Functioning and Maternal Behavior on Default Mode Network Connectivity in School-Age Children
Rebello K, Moura L, Bueno A, Picon F, Pan P, Gadelha A, Miguel E, Bressan R, Rohde L, Sato J. Associations between Family Functioning and Maternal Behavior on Default Mode Network Connectivity in School-Age Children. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 6055. PMID: 35627592, PMCID: PMC9141331, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkFamily Environment ScaleSchool-aged childrenPosterior cingulate cortexMedial prefrontal cortexFamily environmentFunctional connectivityDMN functional connectivityCohesive familiesMaternal behaviorDefault mode network connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataEarly child experiencesPositive maternal behaviorParent-child relationshipMode network connectivityBrain functional connectivityChild affectFamily functioningMaternal overprotectionEarly adolescenceFamily cohesivenessMode networkPrefrontal cortexFamily context
2019
Association between spontaneous activity of the default mode network hubs and leukocyte telomere length in late childhood and early adolescence
Rebello K, Moura L, Xavier G, Spindola L, Carvalho C, Hoexter M, Gadelha A, Picon F, Pan P, Zugman A, Grassi-Oliveira R, Brietzke E, Belangero S, Salum G, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A, Sato J. Association between spontaneous activity of the default mode network hubs and leukocyte telomere length in late childhood and early adolescence. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2019, 127: 109864. PMID: 31706071, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesMedial prefrontal cortexPosterior cingulate cortexDefault mode networkResting-state functional magnetic resonanceEarly life stressBrain's default mode networkFunctional magnetic resonanceBlood samplesSpontaneous activityDefault mode network hubCingulate cortexDMN hubsPsychiatric conditionsFamily environmentLength shorteningPrefrontal cortexMental healthFractional amplitudeLow-frequency fluctuationsMode networkFamily Environment ScaleHypothesis-driven studiesTelomere lengthLate childhood
2018
Associations between children’s family environment, spontaneous brain oscillations, and emotional and behavioral problems
Sato J, Biazoli C, Salum G, Gadelha A, Crossley N, Vieira G, Zugman A, Picon F, Pan P, Hoexter M, Amaro E, Anés M, Moura L, Del’Aquilla M, Mcguire P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Associations between children’s family environment, spontaneous brain oscillations, and emotional and behavioral problems. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 28: 835-845. PMID: 30392120, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1240-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily environmentMental health outcomesFamily coherenceEmotional problemsOrbitofrontal cortexTemporal poleResting-state fMRI dataLeft temporal poleSpontaneous brain oscillationsChild's family environmentRight orbitofrontal cortexOscillatory neural activityHealth outcomesBrain oscillationsBehavioral problemsNeural activityFMRI dataFMRI metricsBrain areasLow-frequency fluctuationsFractional amplitudeLower incidenceSpontaneous activityHigh incidenceExploratory study