| Literature DB >> 27473944 |
Pilar M Sanjuan1, Carly Poremba2, Lucinda R Flynn3, Renate Savich4, Robert D Annett5, Julia Stephen6.
Abstract
Compared to infants born to mothers without PTSD, infants born to mothers with active PTSD develop poorer behavioral reactivity and emotional regulation. However, the association between perinatal maternal PTSD and infant neural activation remains largely unknown. This pilot study (N=14) examined the association between perinatal PTSD severity and infant frontal neural activity, as measured by MEG theta power during rest. Results indicated that resting left anterior temporal/frontal theta power was correlated with perinatal PTSD severity (p=0.004). These findings suggest delayed cortical maturation in infants whose mothers had higher perinatal PTSD severity and generate questions regarding perinatal PTSD severity and infant neurophysiological consequences.Entities:
Keywords: Infant; Left anterior temporal; Magnetoencephalography; Perinatal; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Theta power
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27473944 PMCID: PMC5014373 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.07.048
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046