Helena Her, Elisa Ugarte, David G Weissman, Richard W Robins, Amanda E Guyer, Paul D Hastings
{"title":"Warm Parenting Throughout Adolescence Predicts Basal Parasympathetic Activity Among Mexican-Origin Youths.","authors":"Helena Her, Elisa Ugarte, David G Weissman, Richard W Robins, Amanda E Guyer, Paul D Hastings","doi":"10.1002/dev.70012","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parenting that is warm and supportive has been consistently linked to better emotion regulation in children, but less is known about this association in adolescents. Adolescence is thought to be an important period for emotion regulation development given that it coincides with the emergence of mental health issues. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is a measure of parasympathetic regulation linked to emotion and behavior regulation. Despite the well-documented links between parenting practices and emotion regulation, and between RSA and emotion regulation, few studies have focused on the association between positive parenting and adolescent RSA or included both mothers and fathers. The current study analyzed the influence of warm parenting throughout adolescence (ages 10-16) on basal RSA at age 17 in 229 Mexican-origin youths. Latent-growth curve models were used to analyze associations between maternal and paternal warmth and baseline RSA. Changes in maternal, but not paternal, warmth from age 10 to 16 were related to youths' basal RSA at age 17. Specifically, youths who perceived increasing (or less decreasing) maternal warmth across adolescence had higher basal RSA. This finding suggests that positive maternal parenting experiences during adolescence \"get under the skin\" to enhance parasympathetic functioning that supports youths' emotion regulation capacities.</p>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"67 1","pages":"e70012"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11625697/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142794589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kira R Wright, Madeleine Bruce, Anna M Zhou, Sarah E Maylott, K Lee Raby, Elisabeth Conradt, Sheila E Crowell
{"title":"Examining the Relation Between Prenatal Emotion Dysregulation and Toddler Vocabulary Development: A Biobehavioral Approach.","authors":"Kira R Wright, Madeleine Bruce, Anna M Zhou, Sarah E Maylott, K Lee Raby, Elisabeth Conradt, Sheila E Crowell","doi":"10.1002/dev.70018","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.70018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early language is shaped by parent-child interactions and has been examined in relation to maternal psychopathology and parenting stress. Minimal work has examined the relation between maternal emotion dysregulation and toddler vocabulary development. This longitudinal study examined associations between maternal emotion dysregulation prenatally, maternal everyday stress at 7 months postpartum, and toddler vocabulary at 18 months. Data were collected from 289 typically developing, monolingual children (54% female) and their mothers (63% White and non-Hispanic; 56% held a college degree). During pregnancy, maternal emotion dysregulation was measured via self-report and resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). Mothers completed questionnaires about their perceived everyday stress and their child's vocabulary at 7 and 18 months postpartum, respectively. Path analysis revealed that expectant mothers' self-reported emotion dysregulation was indirectly associated with toddlers' expressive vocabulary via their level of postpartum perceived everyday stress. In addition, prenatal maternal resting RSA directly predicted toddlers' expressive vocabulary size. These findings yield insights into the mechanisms by which perinatal mental health may shape early language development and highlight the potential utility of interventions targeting emotion dysregulation during pregnancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"67 1","pages":"e70018"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11718353/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142946191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gene Expression After Exercise Is Disrupted by Early-Life Stress.","authors":"Taylor S Campbell, Katelyn Donoghue, Tania L Roth","doi":"10.1002/dev.70017","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.70017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exercise can be leveraged as an important tool to improve neural and psychological health, either on its own or to bolster the efficacy of evidence-based treatment modalities. Research in both humans and animal models shows that positive experiences, such as exercise, promote neuroprotection while, in contrast, aversive experiences, particularly those in early development, are often neurologically and psychologically disruptive. In the current study, we employed a preclinical model to investigate the therapeutic benefits of exercise on gene expression in the brains of adult rats. Long Evans rats were exposed to maltreatment stress or nurturing care during infancy, with some rats later given voluntary running wheels as an aerobic exercise intervention from Postnatal Days 70 to 90. Our results showed that irisin gene expression, which promotes neuroprotection, was differentially affected by exercise and early exposure to stress. We add to a rapidly growing area of research on the neuroprotective benefits of exercise and shed light on important molecular mechanisms that may affect the efficacy of exercise in different individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"67 1","pages":"e70017"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11711301/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142946204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lauren C Shuffrey, Nicolò Pini, Han Mei, Cynthia Rodriguez, Lissete A Gimenez, Jennifer R Barbosa, Daianna J Rodriguez, Yael Rayport, Ayesha Sania, Catherine Monk, William P Fifer
{"title":"Maternal Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Moderates the Association Between Birth Weight and EEG Power in Healthy Term-Age Newborns.","authors":"Lauren C Shuffrey, Nicolò Pini, Han Mei, Cynthia Rodriguez, Lissete A Gimenez, Jennifer R Barbosa, Daianna J Rodriguez, Yael Rayport, Ayesha Sania, Catherine Monk, William P Fifer","doi":"10.1002/dev.70014","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects around 10% of pregnancies in the United States and has been linked to neurodevelopmental sequelae in children. However, there is a paucity of studies investigating early-life neural markers in GDM-exposed infants. This study examined the association of GDM with relative EEG power among healthy term-age neonates collected during natural sleep. Participants included a diverse cohort of 101 mothers (45% multiracial, 25% Black, and 69% Hispanic or Latina) and their infants (gestational age at birth M<sub>age</sub> = 39.0 ± 0.95; 46.5% female). We did not observe the main effect of GDM on infant relative EEG power. Our post hoc analyses revealed a significant interaction effect between GDM and infant birth weight on relative EEG power in active sleep. Among GDM-exposed neonates, increased birth weight was associated with increased relative theta EEG power and decreased relative beta and gamma EEG power across multiple electrode regions. Among non-GDM-exposed infants, increased birth weight was associated with decreased relative theta EEG power and increased relative beta and gamma EEG power across multiple electrode regions. Our findings suggest that alterations in fetal growth may serve as either an indirect marker or pathway through which GDM influences the developing fetal brain.</p>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"67 1","pages":"e70014"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11731896/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelsea R Gildawie, Kerri E Budge, Fair M Vassoler, Elizabeth Yen, Elizabeth M Byrnes
{"title":"Differential Effects of Prenatal Buprenorphine and Methadone on Postnatal Growth and Gene Expression in the Nucleus Accumbens.","authors":"Kelsea R Gildawie, Kerri E Budge, Fair M Vassoler, Elizabeth Yen, Elizabeth M Byrnes","doi":"10.1002/dev.70015","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.70015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Methadone and buprenorphine are commonly prescribed during pregnancy to maintain recovery and prevent symptoms of withdrawal in women with opioid use disorder. Infants prenatally exposed to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), however, commonly show signs of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), which can include feeding-related issues like hyperphagia. To investigate the effects of prenatal MOUD exposure on feeding behavior, female Sprague-Dawley rats were implanted with osmotic minipumps filled with methadone, buprenorphine, or saline and subsequently mated. On postnatal day (PND) 1, buprenorphine- and methadone-exposed offspring weighed less than saline-exposed subjects. Throughout early postnatal development (PND2, 7, and 12), this reduction in weight persisted in buprenorphine, but not methadone, offspring. RNAscope in situ hybridization was then used to measure expression of genes in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) previously associated with hyperphagia in NOWS infants, including proopiomelanocortin (Pomc), neuropeptide Y2 receptors (Npy2r), and dopamine type 2 receptors (Drd2). Distinct developmental expression patterns were noted across the postnatal period, with few effects of MOUD; however, significantly lower Pomc expression was observed in methadone-exposed but not buprenorphine-exposed offspring. These findings demonstrate differential effects of methadone and buprenorphine on offspring development and gene expression, highlighting differences in offspring outcomes associated with these two MOUDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"67 1","pages":"e70015"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11709121/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142794560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationship Between Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal Factors and ADHD: The Role of Nutrition, Diet, and Stress","authors":"Lubna Al-Gailani, Ali Al-Kaleel","doi":"10.1002/dev.70004","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.70004","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral syndrome affecting children aged 6–17 with symptoms manifesting before age 12. ADHD presents heterogeneously and is associated with various psychiatric disorders. The cause remains elusive, but genetic and environmental factors, brain region maturation delays, and neurotransmitter dysregulation are implicated. Effective treatment requires a multi-disciplinary approach, primarily involving pharmacological and behavioral intervention. Stimulants like methylphenidate and amphetamines are first-line medications, but non-stimulants may be considered for some patients. However, stimulants face challenges related to misuse, dependence, and long-term tolerability issues. The etiology of ADHD involved genetic predisposition, environmental influences, and prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal factors. Prenatal causes encompass maternal diet, alcohol consumption, viral infections, and stress. Postnatal factors include head trauma, meningitis, toxin, nutritional deficiencies, as well as iodine deficiency and hypothyroidism. The gut microbiome's role in ADHD is emerging, influencing neurodevelopment through microbiota–gut–brain axis. Understanding these diverse etiological factors is essential for comprehensive ADHD management.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"66 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patrick R. Cogo, Gilda Moadab, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, Florent Pittet
{"title":"Prenatal Zika Virus Exposure Alters the Interaction Between Affective Processing and Decision-Making in Juvenile Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)","authors":"Patrick R. Cogo, Gilda Moadab, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, Florent Pittet","doi":"10.1002/dev.70002","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Many challenges during pregnancy can disrupt fetal development and have varying consequences on the subsequent psychological development of infants. Notably, exposure to infectious pathogens during fetal development, such as those encountered in viral pandemics, has been associated with persistent developmental consequences on infants’ brains and behavior. However, the underlying mechanisms and the degree to which neural plasticity over infancy may accommodate fetal insults remain unclear. To address this gap, we investigated the interaction between affective processing and decision-making in a cohort of rhesus monkey juveniles exposed to Zika virus (ZIKV) during fetal development, a pathogen known to profoundly disrupt central nervous system development. Ten juveniles exposed to ZIKV during their fetal development and nine procedure-matched controls (CONs) completed a judgment bias task with and without a negative mood induction. Although ZIKV exposure did not impact the monkeys’ decision-making processes during the task or the magnitude of their behavioral responses to the mood induction procedure, it did alter the influence of mood induction on decision-making. Although CON monkeys exhibited significantly more conservative decision-making following negative mood induction, the decision-making of Zika-exposed monkeys remained consistent among conditions. These findings suggest that fetal exposure to ZIKV impacts the neural systems involved in integrating affective and cognitive information, with potential long-term implications for learning, memory, and emotion regulation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"66 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth V. Edgar, Kjersti McGuire, Kevin A. Pelphrey, Pamela Ventola, Stefon van Noordt, Michael J. Crowley
{"title":"Early- and Late-Stage Auditory Processing of Speech Versus Non-Speech Sounds in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: An ERP and Oscillatory Activity Study","authors":"Elizabeth V. Edgar, Kjersti McGuire, Kevin A. Pelphrey, Pamela Ventola, Stefon van Noordt, Michael J. Crowley","doi":"10.1002/dev.22552","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.22552","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit greater sensitivity to non-speech sounds, reduced sensitivity to speech, and increased variability in cortical activity during auditory speech processing. We assessed differences in cortical responses and variability in early and later processing stages of auditory speech versus non-speech sounds in typically developing (TD) children and children with ASD. Twenty-eight 4- to 9-year-old children (14 ASDs) listened to speech and non-speech sounds during an electroencephalography session. We measured peak amplitudes for early (P2) and later (P3a) stages of auditory processing and inter-trial theta phase coherence as a marker of cortical variability. TD children were more sensitive to speech sounds during early and later processing stages than ASD children, reflected in larger P2 and P3a amplitudes. Individually, twice as many TD children showed reliable differentiation between speech and non-speech sounds compared to children with ASD. Children with ASD showed greater intra-individual variability in theta responses to speech sounds during early and later processing stages. Children with ASD show atypical auditory processing of fundamental speech sounds, perhaps due to reduced and more variable cortical activation. These atypicalities in the consistency of cortical responses to fundamental speech features may impact the development of cortical networks and have downstream effects on more complex forms of language processing.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"66 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142602702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer Hammond, Rakesh Sahni, Philip Grieve, Joseph Isler, Elizabeth Werner, Brendan Ostlund, Daniel Alschuler, Seonjoo Lee, Catherine Monk
{"title":"Differences Between Preterm and Full-Term Infants in Electroencephalogram Power Spectral Density Slope","authors":"Jennifer Hammond, Rakesh Sahni, Philip Grieve, Joseph Isler, Elizabeth Werner, Brendan Ostlund, Daniel Alschuler, Seonjoo Lee, Catherine Monk","doi":"10.1002/dev.70001","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.70001","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A growing body of literature suggests that power spectral density (PSD) slope, measured using electroencephalography (EEG), might reflect synaptic activity and be a useful marker of early brain development. The objective of this article is to identify differences between preterm and full-term infants in PSD slope in active and quiet sleep. This is a secondary analysis of two studies, including premature (<i>N</i> = 33) (30 0/7 and 36 0/7 weeks’ gestation) and full-term infants (<i>N</i> = 22). EEG was performed at near term-equivalent age in premature infants and within 36 h after birth in full-term infants. The natural log of the EEG power spectrum was plotted versus the natural log of the frequency spectrum. To estimate PSD slope, the power law exponent derived from the slope of the log(power) versus log(frequency) was calculated for the 1–20 Hz range and the 21–40 Hz range. Linear regression models were fit for each region in active and quiet sleep to examine the association between the PSD slope and infant age group. Preterm versus full-term infants demonstrated a less negative slope across multiple brain regions in active and quiet sleep. PSD slope may be an early measure of altered brain development in premature infants.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"66 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142582525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sophie Plasschaert, Annemarie Mulders, Anne Frudiger, Anton Koning, Regine Steegers-Theunissen, Johanna de Vries, Eric Steegers, Melek Rousian
{"title":"Early Supraspinal Influences on Human Embryonic Posture","authors":"Sophie Plasschaert, Annemarie Mulders, Anne Frudiger, Anton Koning, Regine Steegers-Theunissen, Johanna de Vries, Eric Steegers, Melek Rousian","doi":"10.1002/dev.70000","DOIUrl":"10.1002/dev.70000","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Knowledge of embryonic body posture as a reflection of neurodevelopment is limited. Here, we investigate embryonic body posture, preference, symmetry, and lateralization during periods of rest using virtual reality (VR) and four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound techniques to enhance our knowledge of neurodevelopment. It is hypothesized that lateralization and asymmetry in embryonic posture are absent. Embryos from low-risk pregnancies at 9 weeks gestational age (GA) were analyzed using a 30-min 4D ultrasound and VR techniques. In the middle of an embryonic resting period, the total body posture was determined by combining joint positions. Interindividual and intraindividual postures were analyzed over time to identify posture preferences, asymmetry, and lateralization. Sixteen embryos (<i>N</i> = 210 middle frames out of 210 resting periods) displayed 27 different embryonic body postures. Interindividual and intraindividual variations in postures were seen. Asymmetry was noted in upper extremities, whereas lateralization of the head and spine was observed in nine embryos. Intraindividual and interindividual variation in embryonic posture at 9 weeks’ GA is seen, suggesting the presence of supraspinal influences on body posture this early. Future interdisciplinary longitudinal studies on embryonic posture may provide further insights into embryonic central nervous system development, contributing to our understanding of embryonic health.</p>","PeriodicalId":11086,"journal":{"name":"Developmental psychobiology","volume":"66 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/dev.70000","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142544306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}