2023
The association between duration of breastfeeding and the trajectory of brain development from childhood to young adulthood: an 8-year longitudinal study
Grevet L, Teixeira D, Pan P, Jackowski A, Zugman A, Miguel E, Rohde L, Salum G. The association between duration of breastfeeding and the trajectory of brain development from childhood to young adulthood: an 8-year longitudinal study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 33: 1863-1873. PMID: 37650992, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-023-02283-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall cortical thicknessDuration of breastfeedingTotal intracranial volumeCortical thicknessBrain developmentIntracranial volumeLong-term health benefitsHealth benefitsHigh-risk cohortTotal brain volumeGlobal cortical thicknessStructural brain developmentMental health benefitsMultiple confoundersCortical areasMRI scansBrain areasBrain volumeBreastfeedingMRI T1Time pointsBrain measuresEarly adulthoodYoung adulthoodLongitudinal study
2022
Deviations from a typical development of the cerebellum in youth are associated with psychopathology, executive functions and educational outcomes
Borges M, Hoffmann M, Simioni A, Axelrud L, Teixeira D, Zugman A, Jackowski A, Pan P, Bressan R, Parker N, Germann J, Bado P, Satterthwaite T, Milham M, Chakravarty M, Rohde L, Miguel E, Paus T, Salum G. Deviations from a typical development of the cerebellum in youth are associated with psychopathology, executive functions and educational outcomes. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 5698-5708. PMID: 36226568, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722002926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive functionTypical developmentInhibitory controlAcademic achievementCerebellar volumeHigher executive functionChild Behavior ChecklistTypical brain developmentSchool achievementBehavior ChecklistMental health conditionsStandardized measuresMediation analysisMental healthHigh Risk Cohort StudyEducational outcomesPsychopathologyBrain developmentMental conditionLongitudinal analysisYouthSpecific factorsAchievementCognitionAdolescence
2019
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
2017
Sex differences in DNA methylation of the cord blood are related to sex-bias psychiatric diseases
Maschietto M, Bastos L, Tahira A, Bastos E, Euclydes V, Brentani A, Fink G, de Baumont A, Felipe-Silva A, Francisco R, Gouveia G, Grisi S, Escobar A, Moreira-Filho C, Polanczyk G, Miguel E, Brentani H. Sex differences in DNA methylation of the cord blood are related to sex-bias psychiatric diseases. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 44547. PMID: 28303968, PMCID: PMC5355991, DOI: 10.1038/srep44547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylationCpG sitesSex-specific DNA methylationCord bloodIllumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChipPsychiatric outcomesMethylation profilesSex differencesHumanMethylation450 BeadChipBrains of boysMethylationXY probesPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diseasesBrain tissueEnvironmental factorsBrain developmentNeurodevelopmental disordersPrimary driverGestationBloodPotential connectionBeadChipDisordersGenesAssociation between abnormal brain functional connectivity in children and psychopathology: A study based on graph theory and machine learning
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, Jackowski A, Bressan R. Association between abnormal brain functional connectivity in children and psychopathology: A study based on graph theory and machine learning. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2017, 19: 119-129. PMID: 28635541, DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2016.1274050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral posterior temporal corticesAbnormal brain functional connectivityMental health disordersBilateral posterior cingulateBrain networksBrain functional connectivityResting-state fMRI dataPosterior temporal cortexBrain network organizationLevels of psychopathologyTemporal cortexHealth disordersTemporal polePosterior cingulateMental disordersBrain developmentFunctional connectivityBrain connectivitySignificant decreaseDisordersGraph theory measuresIndividual brain networksBiological measuresPsychopathologySubjects
2016
Coordinated brain development: exploring the synchrony between changes in grey and white matter during childhood maturation
Moura L, Crossley N, Zugman A, Pan P, Gadelha A, Del Aquilla M, Picon F, Anés M, Amaro E, de Jesus Mari J, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, McGuire P, Sato J, Jackowski A. Coordinated brain development: exploring the synchrony between changes in grey and white matter during childhood maturation. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2016, 11: 808-817. PMID: 27169540, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-016-9555-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCortical thicknessDiffusion tensor imagingFractional anisotropyWhite matterBrain regionsStructural magnetic resonance imagingGray matter changesWhite matter tractsGray matter regionsCortical thinningMatter changesResonance imagingBrain developmentMatter regionsTensor imagingRespective tractsSignificant heterogeneityTractPrefrontal regionsAge 7Previous studiesBrain architectureAsynchronous maturation
2014
Age effects on the default mode and control networks in typically developing children
Sato J, Salum G, Gadelha A, Picon F, Pan P, Vieira G, Zugman A, Hoexter M, Anés M, Moura L, Del'Aquilla M, Amaro E, McGuire P, Crossley N, Lacerda A, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Age effects on the default mode and control networks in typically developing children. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2014, 58: 89-95. PMID: 25085608, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkMode networkYears of ageCross-sectional community sampleRight anterior insulaDefault modePosterior temporal cortexDorsal anteriorAge effectsNeurodevelopment studiesHealthy subjectsTemporal cortexPosterior cingulateState fMRI dataAnterior insulaBrain developmentSame acquisition parametersLeft posterior temporal cortexNeuronal modulesState fMRILate childhoodDevelopmental formationBrain networksCommunity sampleField of neuroimaging