2024
Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances
McCurdy L, Yip S, Worhunsky P, Zhai Z, Kim S, Strathearn L, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 126-133. PMID: 38277872, PMCID: PMC10922955, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponses to infant stimuliInfant stimuliMaternal behaviorAffective processesBrain regionsPsychological processesEmotional responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPotential neural targetsInfant emotional expressionsMaternal emotional responsivenessSubstance-use statusAssociated with difficultiesSocial-emotional developmentInfant social-emotional developmentMaternal substance useInfant facesCognitive processesImprove child outcomesEmotional expressionEmotional intensityNeural targetsSubstance useGroups of mothersChild outcomes
2009
Emotional arousal in cocaine exposed toddlers: Prediction of behavior problems
Chaplin TM, Fahy T, Sinha R, Mayes LC. Emotional arousal in cocaine exposed toddlers: Prediction of behavior problems. Neurotoxicology And Teratology 2009, 31: 275-282. PMID: 19465113, PMCID: PMC2743887, DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2009.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional arousalPrenatal cocaine exposureBehavior problemsAge 2 1/2 yearsCocaine exposureAge 5 1/2 yearsAge 2 1/2Subsequent behavior problemsLater psychopathologyEmotional responsesChild behaviorRegulation behaviorsArousalFrustrating taskToddlersTaskYear oldsMore referencesBoysEmotionsComplex relationsPsychopathologyBehaviorYouthFindings