Quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years later
Infants’ experiences are considered to determine to a large degree the strength and effectiveness of neural connections and fine tune the development of brain networks. As one of the most pervasive and potent relational experiences of infancy, parent-child relationships appear to be prime candidates...
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| author | Fanny Dégeilh Annie Bernier Élizabel Leblanc Véronique Daneault Miriam H. Beauchamp |
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| description | Infants’ experiences are considered to determine to a large degree the strength and effectiveness of neural connections and fine tune the development of brain networks. As one of the most pervasive and potent relational experiences of infancy, parent-child relationships appear to be prime candidates to account for experience-driven differences in children’s brain development. Yet, studies linking parenting and functional connectivity are surprisingly scarce, and restricted to the connectivity of limbic structures. Accordingly, this longitudinal study explored whether normative variation in the quality of early maternal behaviour predicts the functional connectivity of large-scale brain networks in late childhood. Maternal mind-mindedness and autonomy support were assessed with 28 children when they were 13 and 15 months old respectively. When children were 10 years of age, children underwent a resting-state functional MRI exam. Functional connectivity was assessed between key regions of the default mode network (DMN), salience network (SN), and frontal-parietal central executive network (CEN). Results revealed that higher mind-mindedness and autonomy support predicted stronger negative connectivity between DMN and SN regions. These findings are the first to provide preliminary evidence suggestive of a long-lasting impact of variation within the normative range of early maternal behaviour on functional connectivity between large-scale brain networks. Keywords: Parenting, Mind-mindedness, Autonomy support, Cortico-cortical networks, Resting state, Functional magnetic resonance imaging |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e9a324e946b48afbcf1073167ccd4672022-12-22T01:51:34ZengElsevierDevelopmental Cognitive Neuroscience1878-92932018-11-01345362Quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years laterFanny Dégeilh0Annie Bernier1Élizabel Leblanc2Véronique Daneault3Miriam H. Beauchamp4Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Corresponding author at: Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, PO Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Functional Neuroimaging Unit, Montreal Geriatric University Institute, Quebec, Canada; Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Montreal Sacré-Cœur Hospital, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaInfants’ experiences are considered to determine to a large degree the strength and effectiveness of neural connections and fine tune the development of brain networks. As one of the most pervasive and potent relational experiences of infancy, parent-child relationships appear to be prime candidates to account for experience-driven differences in children’s brain development. Yet, studies linking parenting and functional connectivity are surprisingly scarce, and restricted to the connectivity of limbic structures. Accordingly, this longitudinal study explored whether normative variation in the quality of early maternal behaviour predicts the functional connectivity of large-scale brain networks in late childhood. Maternal mind-mindedness and autonomy support were assessed with 28 children when they were 13 and 15 months old respectively. When children were 10 years of age, children underwent a resting-state functional MRI exam. Functional connectivity was assessed between key regions of the default mode network (DMN), salience network (SN), and frontal-parietal central executive network (CEN). Results revealed that higher mind-mindedness and autonomy support predicted stronger negative connectivity between DMN and SN regions. These findings are the first to provide preliminary evidence suggestive of a long-lasting impact of variation within the normative range of early maternal behaviour on functional connectivity between large-scale brain networks. Keywords: Parenting, Mind-mindedness, Autonomy support, Cortico-cortical networks, Resting state, Functional magnetic resonance imaginghttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929317302153 |
| spellingShingle | Fanny Dégeilh Annie Bernier Élizabel Leblanc Véronique Daneault Miriam H. Beauchamp Quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years later Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience |
| title | Quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years later |
| title_full | Quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years later |
| title_fullStr | Quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years later |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years later |
| title_short | Quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years later |
| title_sort | quality of maternal behaviour during infancy predicts functional connectivity between default mode network and salience network 9 years later |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929317302153 |
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