Effects of Maternal Psychopathology and Education Level on Neurocognitive Development in Infants of Adolescent Mothers Living in Poverty in Brazil
Shephard E, Fatori D, Mauro L, de Medeiros Filho M, Hoexter M, Chiesa A, Fracolli L, Brentani H, Ferraro A, Nelson C, Miguel E, Polanczyk G. Effects of Maternal Psychopathology and Education Level on Neurocognitive Development in Infants of Adolescent Mothers Living in Poverty in Brazil. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2019, 4: 925-934. PMID: 31345780, PMCID: PMC6863387, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow maternal educationMaternal psychopathologyAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderMaternal anxietyNeurocognitive developmentInfant neurodevelopmentAdolescent mothersMaternal educationHyperactivity disorderInfant neurocognitive developmentMonths of ageResting-state electroencephalographyCluster-based permutation testingEducation levelOscillatory powerEarly brain developmentMaternal symptomsRisk factorsConnectivity alterationsEarly neurocognitive developmentOscillatory connectivityRelative theta powerFunctional connectivityBrain developmentPilot study