Cortical Development Mediates Association of Prenatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Reward Sensitivity: A Longitudinal Study

This study used neuroimaging and behavioral data from children aged 4 to 6 years and investigated whether prenatal maternal depressive symptoms (pre-MDS) associated with child cortical morphological development and subsequent reward-related behaviors in preschoolers.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - June 15, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dongtao Wei, Han Zhang, Birit F.P. Broekman, Yap-Seng Chong, Lynette P. Shek, Fabian Yap, Kok-Hian Tan, Peter D. Gluckman, Michael J. Meaney, Marielle V. Fortier, Anqi Qiu Tags: New research Source Type: research