Negative versus withdrawn maternal behavior: Differential associations with infant gray and white matter during the first 2 years of life

Lyons‐Ruth, Karlen; Ahtam, Banu; Li, Frances Haofei; Dickerman, Sarah; Khoury, Jennifer E.; Sisitsky, Michaela; Ou, Yangming; Enlow, Michelle Bosquet; Teicher, Martin H.; Grant, P. Ellen

doi:10.1002/hbm.26401

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“…More recently, Lyons-Ruth et al [143] assessed attachment behaviors in 57 mother-infant dyads-the infants underwent MRI during natural sleep at a mean age of 12.3 months. The aim was to explore the neural correlates of maternal withdrawal and negative/inappropriate interactions with infants during infancy, as these behaviors may represent different aspects of early deprivation and threat, respectively.…”

Section: Neurobiological Consequences Of Disrupted Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The neurobiological effects of childhood maltreatment on brain structure, function, and attachment

Tomoda,

Nishitani,

Takiguchi

et al. 2024

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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Childhood maltreatment is a risk factor for psychopathologies, and influences brain development at specific periods, particularly during early childhood and adolescence. This narrative review addresses phenotypic alterations in sensory systems associated with specific types of childhood maltreatment exposure, periods of vulnerability to the neurobiological effects of maltreatment, and the relationships between childhood maltreatment and brain structure, function, connectivity, and network architecture; psychopathology; and resilience. It also addresses neurobiological alterations associated with maternal communication and attachment disturbances, and uses laboratory-based measures during infancy and case–control studies to elucidate neurobiological alterations in reactive attachment disorders in children with maltreatment histories. Moreover, we review studies on the acute effects of oxytocin on reactive attachment disorder and maltreatment and methylation of oxytocin regulatory genes. Epigenetic changes may play a critical role in initiating or producing the atypical structural and functional brain alterations associated with childhood maltreatment. However, these changes could be reversed through psychological and pharmacological interventions, and by anticipating or preventing the emergence of brain alterations and subsequent psychopathological risks.

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Section: Neurobiological Consequences Of Disrupted Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%