Does prenatal stress alter the developing connectome?
Scheinost D, Sinha R, Cross SN, Kwon SH, Sze G, Constable RT, Ment LR. Does prenatal stress alter the developing connectome? Pediatric Research 2016, 81: 214-226. PMID: 27673421, PMCID: PMC5313513, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderStress-related symptomsPrenatal exposureRisk factorsMajor depressionFetal brainMaternal stressPrenatal stressNeural elementsNeurobehavioral disordersFunctional connectivityHyperactivity disorderHuman neurodevelopmentDisordersAutism spectrum disorderFunctional networksConnectomeSpectrum disorderHuman connectomePregnancySymptomsNeurodevelopmentSchizophreniaBrainPrenatal stress alters amygdala functional connectivity in preterm neonates
Scheinost D, Kwon SH, Lacadie C, Sze G, Sinha R, Constable RT, Ment LR. Prenatal stress alters amygdala functional connectivity in preterm neonates. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 12: 381-388. PMID: 27622134, PMCID: PMC5009231, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal stress exposurePreterm neonatesPreterm birthPrenatal stressStress exposureTerm controlsFunctional connectivityAmygdala connectivityNeuropsychiatric disordersResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingPrenatal stress altersEarly life stressFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPeristriate cortexPrenatal exposureHigh riskMaternal stressIndependent cohortNeonatesLeft amygdalaSubcortical regionsResonance imagingAmygdalaCohort