2023
The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain
Spann M, Alleyne K, Holland C, Davids A, Pierre-Louis A, Bang C, Oyeneye V, Kiflom R, Shea E, Cheng B, Peterson B, Monk C, Scheinost D. The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 476-485. PMID: 37968451, PMCID: PMC10724278, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01765-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Hypoconnectivity between anterior insula and amygdala associates with future vulnerabilities in social development in a neurodiverse sample of neonates
Scheinost D, Chang J, Lacadie C, Brennan-Wydra E, Foster R, Boxberger A, Macari S, Vernetti A, Constable RT, Ment LR, Chawarska K. Hypoconnectivity between anterior insula and amygdala associates with future vulnerabilities in social development in a neurodiverse sample of neonates. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 16230. PMID: 36171268, PMCID: PMC9517994, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20617-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst Year InventoryAnterior insulaFunctional connectivityMaternal mental health factorsLeft anterior insulaState functional connectivityMental health factorsSubsample of participantsPostmenstrual ageSalience networkFamily historySocial domainsNeural circuitryAutismSocial behaviorBrain imagingHigher likelihoodInsulaSocial developmentHypoconnectivityExploratory analysisThird trimesterFuture onsetHealth factorsRisk scoreAssociations among Household and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantages, Resting-state Frontoamygdala Connectivity, and Internalizing Symptoms in Youth
Ip KI, Sisk LM, Horien C, Conley MI, Rapuano KM, Rosenberg MD, Greene AS, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Casey BJ, Baskin-Sommers A, Gee DG. Associations among Household and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantages, Resting-state Frontoamygdala Connectivity, and Internalizing Symptoms in Youth. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 34: 1810-1841. PMID: 35104356, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocioeconomic disadvantageNeighbourhood deprivationResting-state functional connectivityInternalizing symptomsSymptoms 1 yearHigher neighborhood deprivationNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageCognitive Development StudyAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyEarly interventionBilateral amygdalaElevated symptomsNegative connectivitySymptomsFunctional connectivityMental healthPositive connectivityBaselineHigher internalizing symptomsFrontoparietal networkOFC regionsFunctional couplingDeleterious effectsHigh disadvantageNeeds ratio
2018
Amygdala functional connectivity is associated with social impairments in preterm born young adults
Johns CB, Lacadie C, Vohr B, Ment LR, Scheinost D. Amygdala functional connectivity is associated with social impairments in preterm born young adults. NeuroImage Clinical 2018, 21: 101626. PMID: 30545688, PMCID: PMC6413301, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.101626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVineland Adaptive Behavior ScalesYouth Self-ReportAmygdala functional connectivitySocial impairmentChild Behavior ChecklistFunctional connectivityAmygdala connectivityPreterm participantsSocial functioningSocial functioning correlatesSocial functioning deficitsResting-state functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonancePreterm-born adolescentsAdaptive Behavior ScalesAge 16Term-born peersEmotional developmentPreterm birth experienceParent reportDevelopmental trajectoriesRisk of depressionLate adolescentsBehavior ChecklistSelf-Report
2016
Prenatal 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