Exploring resting frontal EEG and reflective functioning in maternal substance use

Maternal substance use is associated with altered neural activity and poor offspring outcomes, which may be facilitated by suboptimal caregiving in the form of impaired parental reflective functioning (PRF). To investigate these associations, the resting‐state frontal electroencephalography (EEG) power of 48 substance‐using mothers and 37 non‐substance‐using mothers were examined, specifying seven frequency bands: delta, theta, alpha, alpha1, alpha2, beta, and gamma. Substance‐using mothers exhibited enhanced beta and gamma spectral power compared to non‐substance‐using mothers, potentially reflecting higher arousal states in substance‐using mothers. There were no between‐group differences in any component of PRF (i.e., levels of pre‐mentalizing, certainty, and interest and curiosity). Whole‐sample analyses revealed significant positive correlations between pre‐mentalizing and delta spectral power. Taken together, these findings suggest potential neural correlates of maternal substance use and PRF, providing an important next step into examining associations between maternal substance use and poor child outcomes

Art · Audiology · Cronbach's alpha · Developmental psychology · Electroencephalography · Humanities · Mentalization · Psychometrics · Resting state fMRI · Substance use · Clinical Psychology · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · Medicine · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology

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