Exploring resting frontal EEG and reflective functioning in maternal substance use

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ID11277005
AutoresGwendolyn Ngoh (0000-0001-9143-9315, Child Study Center Yale School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USA), Jia Wu (0000-0002-7421-7275, Child Study Center Yale School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USA), Marc N Potenza (0000-0002-6323-1354, Child Study Center Yale School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USA), Linda C Mayes (0000-0002-9590-7128, Child Study Center Yale School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USA), Helena J V Rutherford (0000-0001-8680-1535, Child Study Center Yale School of Medicine New Haven Connecticut USA, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen43
Número4
Páginas519-532
Fecha de publicación2022-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInfant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/imhj.21991
PMID35699268
OpenAlexW4282919407
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas84

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