Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience最新文献

{"title":"Neural basis of approach and avoidance responses to food in 12-month-old infants following emotional state changes","authors":"Liam R. Chawner,&nbsp;Sayaka Kidby,&nbsp;Arkadij Lobov,&nbsp;Alejandra Sel,&nbsp;Maria L. Filippetti","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101656","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101656","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emotional Eating (EE) behaviours may emerge throughout childhood as a function of maladaptive interoceptive abilities, where eating occurs in response to emotional states rather than to satisfy hunger signals. Genetic and neurobiological factors contribute to EE, indicating that underlying neural mechanisms may precede the manifestation of these behaviours. We examined the neural processes associated with the early development of EE. Twelve-month-old infants attended the lab and ate lunch until satiation before being exposed to a frustration-inducing task. While wearing an EEG cap, infants viewed pictures of liked foods and non-foods. We measured infants’ behavioural reactivity to the frustration task, Frontal Alpha Asymmetry (FAA) indicating approach-avoidance responses to food and non-food stimuli, and collected parent-reported data on infant appetitive traits and temperament, and feeding practices. At low levels of emotional reactivity to frustration, infants showed more approach to non-food stimuli, whereas for some infants with higher emotional reactivity, stronger FAA approach activity was observed towards food stimuli. Additionally, parental use of feeding to regulate emotions predicted higher FAA approach responses to both food and non-food stimuli. These results suggest that infants’ neural responses to a change in emotional state are associated with approach-avoidance tendencies towards food and non-food stimuli, before EE behaviours emerge. However, associations between food approach tendencies and parental influences at 12months remain unclear.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101656"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145745650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The origins of time: A systematic review of the neural signatures of temporal prediction in infancy","authors":"Isabelle Rambosson ,&nbsp;Damien Benis ,&nbsp;Claire Kabdebon ,&nbsp;Didier Grandjean ,&nbsp;Manuela Filippa","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101655","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101655","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Human social interaction relies on the ability to detect and predict the temporal organization of sensory events. Although these abilities change markedly across infancy, little is known about their underlying neural mechanisms. This systematic review aims to define the neural signatures of temporal prediction in newborns and infants and to identify gaps that should guide future longitudinal research. Eight peer-reviewed studies were included, with 228 infants from birth to 9 months of age. Across studies, neural signatures of temporal prediction have been reported in broad cortical areas, including the anterior and medial parts of the brain, particularly within the frontal and central regions. Current evidence suggests that infants' neural responses to temporal regularities likely reflect a combination of early sensory-driven responses and emerging top-down processes. Importantly, gaps in the literature highlight the need for systematic, longitudinal approaches to clarify how neural mechanisms of temporal prediction develop and how biological predispositions and early experiences, including rhythmic and musical interactions, may contribute to this trajectory.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101655"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145727065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cot-side functional imaging in neonates for early neurodevelopment monitoring using functional ultrasound (fUS) connectivity imaging and the combination of fUS with diffuse optical tomography (fUS-DOT): A feasibility study","authors":"Flora Faure ,&nbsp;Julie Uchitel ,&nbsp;Sara De Crescenzo ,&nbsp;Andrea Edwards ,&nbsp;Jérôme Baranger ,&nbsp;Kelly Pammenter ,&nbsp;Katharine Lee ,&nbsp;Samuel Powell ,&nbsp;Greg Smith ,&nbsp;Olivier Baud ,&nbsp;Robert Cooper ,&nbsp;Lauren Saade ,&nbsp;Alice Frérot ,&nbsp;Valérie Biran ,&nbsp;Topun Austin ,&nbsp;Charlie Demené","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101652","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101652","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The newborn infant, particularly those born preterm, is vulnerable to brain injury resulting in lifelong neurodevelopmental sequalae. Conventional structural brain imaging correlates poorly with later individual neurodevelopmental trajectories. Therefore, assessing brain integrity with functional (particularly functional connectivity (FC)) neuroimaging, would be beneficial, as studies showed correlation between early FC assessment and later neurodevelopmental outcomes. However, these tools are absent of neonatal clinical settings, probably either due to lack of portability or restricted access to the deep structures. In this proof of concept (poc) work, we show that functional ultrasound imaging (fUS) has key characteristics for this challenge: including portability, sensitivity and spatiotemporal resolution. fUS can monitor fine grain brain activity in deep cerebral nuclei, detect changes in FC dynamics at different developmental stages, with capabilities for 3D imaging. Furthermore, we present a multimodal poc combining fUS with high-density diffuse optical tomography (HD-DOT). The results demonstrate correlation between fUS and HD-DOT signals in spatially overlapping areas of the brain. The complementary fields of view of fUS (in depth) and HD-DOT (shallow cortex) could enable for the first time cot-side whole brain assessment of FC. In the future, a system combining fUS and HD-DOT could be developed as a clinical tool to monitor the developing brain in high-risk infants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101652"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145776185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Structural brain recovery following reductions in adolescent and young adult binge drinking: A longitudinal NCANDA study","authors":"Marybel R. Gonzalez ,&nbsp;Ty Brumback ,&nbsp;Madison K. Wickershiem ,&nbsp;Edith V. Sullivan ,&nbsp;Adolf Pfefferbaum ,&nbsp;Duncan B. Clark ,&nbsp;David B. Goldston ,&nbsp;M.J. Meloy ,&nbsp;Firas Naber ,&nbsp;Eva M. Müller-Oehring ,&nbsp;Angelica M. Morales ,&nbsp;Fiona C. Baker ,&nbsp;Kate B. Nooner ,&nbsp;Bonnie J. Nagel ,&nbsp;Kilian M. Pohl ,&nbsp;Kenneth J. Sher ,&nbsp;Sandra A. Brown ,&nbsp;Susan F. Tapert ,&nbsp;Wesley K. Thompson","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101653","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101653","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Adolescence through young adulthood is a sensitive neurodevelopmental window characterized by ongoing maturation of gray and white matter and heightened vulnerability to alcohol’s neurotoxic effects. Although prior studies link binge drinking with disrupted brain development, the potential for recovery with reduced alcohol use remains underexplored. Using data from 690 participants (ages 12–29) in the National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence to Adulthood (NCANDA-A), we examined the longitudinal impact of binge drinking episodes, and reductions in binge drinking episodes, on regional gray and white matter volumes. Linear mixed-effects models assessed (1) past-year binge drinking frequency, (2) reductions below personal mean binge drinking across time, and (3) transitions in frequency of binge drinking across 10 annual neuroimaging assessments. Results showed that higher binge drinking frequency was associated with decreases in gray matter across frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital cortices, as well as white matter reductions in frontolimbic and frontostriatal pathways. Reductions below personal mean drinking frequency were also associated with attenuated shrinkage in gray matter volumes. Participants who transitioned from frequent to infrequent binge drinking had significantly larger corpus callosum volumes compared to those with sustained frequent binge episodes. This longitudinal analysis demonstrates consistent negative effects of binge drinking on gray and white matter regions. Importantly, reductions in binge drinking provide evidence for neuroanatomical recovery, particularly in the corpus callosum, and suggest that the degree of recovery may vary by brain region and extent of alcohol use reduction during this key developmental period.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101653"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145747520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing pediatric MRI research protocols: Utilizing developmentally appropriate principles and incorporating certified child life specialists","authors":"Lauren Holley ,&nbsp;Cala Hefferan ,&nbsp;Diane Bales ,&nbsp;Assaf Oshri ,&nbsp;Charles Geier","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101659","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101659","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Children participating in MRI research often encounter emotionally and physically demanding protocols, yet research environments often do not incorporate the same emotional safeguards commonly found in clinical settings. In the past quarter-century, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) emerged as a foundational tool for examining brain structure and function across the lifespan. Working with a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) and adopting the child life principles of assessment, preparation, education, rapport building, play, family-centered care, environmental planning, and community engagement into research protocols can significantly enhance pediatric research protocols and study outcomes. Practical guidance is offered for implementing emotionally safe practices across various phases of research, from recruitment to post-visit debriefing for each developmental age group.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101659"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145795118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Developmental differences in hippocampal long-axis contributions to memory precision","authors":"Sagana Vijayarajah,&nbsp;Margaret L. Schlichting","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101654","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101654","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Memory precision varies along the hippocampal long axis in the mature brain. Yet, little is known about how the development of long-axis functionality influences this precision. We characterized how children and adults engage the long axis to form precise memories. Children (7–9 years) and adults performed two tasks that encouraged an orientation to specific details versus general scene categories during encoding. After, they performed a recognition test with studied scenes and yoked lures. Adults had more precise memories than children in that they better discriminated studied scenes from lures. Yet, both groups showed memory benefits after orienting to specifics. Examining hippocampal engagement revealed that the two age groups relied on different subregions during specific encoding, with children recruiting the posterior third and adults the anterior third. Engagement was also differently related to memory quality. While the posterior third supported subsequent memory across age groups, both anterior and posterior thirds showed developmental differences in how they encouraged false memories—reflective of mnemonic breadth. Individual differences in the source of specific encoding along the long axis revealed that premature shifts towards an adult-like profile were disadvantageous to children’s memory. Our results suggest as development unfolds, refinements to the functionality of the entire long axis supports memory imprecision.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101654"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145716413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The association of dorsal and ventral white matter tracts with phonological and semantic processing of language in 5- to 7-year-old children","authors":"Avantika Mathur ,&nbsp;Huijia Zheng ,&nbsp;Yingying Wang ,&nbsp;Marjolein Mues ,&nbsp;James R. Booth","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101662","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101662","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This preregistered Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) study aims to investigate the functional dissociation between left dorsal and ventral white matter tracts during language development. We examine the unique relations of dorsal tracts, including the Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus, Arcuate Fasciculus, to phonological processing and ventral tracts, including the Inferior Longitudinal Fasciculus and Inferior Fronto-Occipital Fasciculus, to semantic processing. Automatic Fiber Quantification was performed on DTI scans of 81 5-year-olds and 164 7-year-olds to map and segment white matter tracts. Partial correlation analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between language skill and white matter integrity (measured via fractional anisotropy) of tracts at the node-level. In 5-year-olds, the results revealed that the tract integrity of the dorsal Arcuate Fasciculus tract (nodes 68–87) showed a unique positive relation with a standardized measure of phonological processing (i.e. Elision). In 7-year-olds, the tract integrity of the ventral Inferior Fronto-Occipital Fasciculus (nodes 41–57) showed a unique positive relation with a standardized measure of semantic processing (i.e. Word Classes). These findings suggest the importance of phonological processing during early language development (age 5) while during later stages (age 7), semantic mechanisms become more prominent.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101662"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145913750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The cumulative impact of fine particulate matter exposure on hippocampal volume and working memory: Insights from prenatal and adolescent exposures from the ABCD study.","authors":"Katherine S.F. Damme ,&nbsp;Teresa G. Vargas ,&nbsp;Julia A. Bauer","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101648","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101648","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Global warming, urbanization, coal-burning pollution, and global wildfires draw attention to the necessity of bridging gaps in our current understanding of the effects of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) on neurodevelopment. Despite evidence of environmental contaminants having deleterious effects on cognition and neurodevelopment in particularly sensitive areas like the hippocampus that have prolonged plasticity, much of this work examines a single time point (e.g., prenatal exposure) in single site studies. As a result, it is unclear whether deleterious effects accumulate over development.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study (aged 8.9–11.1 years; 47.1 % female) provides a geographically broad and racially diverse sample (66.1 % White, 20.7 % Black, 13.2 % Multiple/Other). This study also includes prenatal and late childhood measures of PM_2.5 and ozone (O³) as well as hippocampal volume (n = 6553), hippocampal function (n = 5556), and related cognition (n = 6418).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Adjusted associations of PM_2.5 exposure were associated with smaller hippocampal volumes and less accurate working memory performance; this association was stronger for youth exposed to relatively higher PM_2.5 during both prenatal and late childhood periods as compared to lower PM_2.5 categories.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Results support exposure to PM_2.5 during prenatal and late childhood periods could have cumulative links to altered neural structure and executive function during sensitive periods of development. Study findings could inform physical environment health promoting prevention and intervention policy efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101648"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145694197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cortical latency predicts reading fluency from late childhood to early adolescence","authors":"Fang Wang ,&nbsp;Quynh Trang H. Nguyen ,&nbsp;Blair Kaneshiro ,&nbsp;Anthony M. Norcia ,&nbsp;Bruce D. McCandliss","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101616","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101616","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Progressive development of reading comprehension fluency from late childhood to early adolescence is remarkably linked to changes in the temporal dynamics of visual word recognition. EEG/ERP based measures of how an individual participant’s cortical timing for visual word recognition change over development are limited by low reliability. We present a novel approach to this challenge that individually models cortical latency to visual word forms by extracting phase values from Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials (SSVEPs) for each participant. The resulting precise and reliable timing information for neural signatures underlying visual word form processes help account for the development of fluent reading comprehension. Typically developing readers (<span><math><mrow><mi>n</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>68</mn></mrow></math></span>), aged 8–15 years, viewed streams of four-character stimuli presented at 3 Hz, which evoked large significant power spikes from every participant. Linear phase by frequency functions across harmonics at 3, 6, and 9 Hz were consistent with a delay model, indicating a mean latency of 170 ms. Subject-level latencies revealed (a) high internal consistency (<span><math><mrow><mi>r</mi><mo>=</mo><mo>.</mo><mn>94</mn></mrow></math></span>); (b) stability across variations in character-level (letters, unfamiliar pseudo-characters) and word-form level (words, nonwords, pseudofont strings) manipulations; (c) a linear relationship with age; and most remarkably, (d) a strong relationship with individual variation in the fluency of reading comprehension, that was (e) mediated by word naming speed. Results suggest a promising new approach for investigating the neural basis of reading development across several levels of processes, with temporal precision at the individual level that holds translational significance for promoting population-level fluency in reading comprehension.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101616"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145500276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preterm birth differentially impacts structural and functional connectivity of cortical gyri and sulci","authors":"Elmehdi Hamouda ,&nbsp;Wei Mao ,&nbsp;Dan Xu ,&nbsp;Keith Kendrick ,&nbsp;Xi Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101647","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dcn.2025.101647","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Preterm birth disrupts the gyrification process during the third trimester of pregnancy. Meanwhile, accumulating studies have highlighted the significant structural and functional differences between the folding patterns of cortical gyri and sulci, suggesting that they may play distinct roles in brain function. This study aimed to explore how preterm birth influences the structural and functional patterns of gyral and sulcal regions. Using a Developing Human Connectome Project (dHCP) open dataset including both full-term and preterm neonates (207 subjects), we parcellated each brain region into gyri and sulci based on the vertex curvature values. Structural connectivity was assessed via diffusion MRI (dMRI) images, and functional differences via fMRI BOLD signals using synchronization measures, nodal degree, and network-based statistics (NBS). Findings revealed that preterm birth reduces structural connectivity between gyri and lowers the ratio of intra-gyri/gyri-sulci connections. This ratio was significantly associated with gestational age, birth weight, and global synchronization. NBS analysis revealed a cluster of hypo-connections, mostly gyri-to-sulci connections. Overall, results suggest that preterm birth affects gyri and sulci differently, potentially disrupting their distinct functional roles, and offering new insights into prematurity’s impact on brain function.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49083,"journal":{"name":"Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience","volume":"77 ","pages":"Article 101647"},"PeriodicalIF":4.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145624808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}