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Infants of depressed mothers exhibit atypical frontal brain activity: a replication and extension of previous findings.

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Dawson, G; Frey, K; Panagiotides, H; Osterling, J; Hessl, D
Published in: J Child Psychol Psychiatry
February 1997

The left frontal brain region is specialized for expression of positive emotions (e.g. joy) whereas the right frontal region is specialized for negative emotions (e.g. sadness). Depressed adults have been found to exhibit reduced left frontal electroencephalographic activity. In this study, baseline frontal and parietal EEG activity was measured in 13-15-month-old infants of depressed and nondepressed mothers who were of middle income with no other major psychiatric problems. Compared to infants of nondepressed mothers, infants of depressed mothers exhibited reduced left frontal EEG activity. Infants of mothers with major depression exhibited lower levels of left frontal EEG activity than those of mothers with subthreshold depression.

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J Child Psychol Psychiatry

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ISSN

0021-9630

Publication Date

February 1997

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

179 / 186

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Personality Assessment
  • Parietal Lobe
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Frontal Lobe
  • Follow-Up Studies
 

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Dawson, G., Frey, K., Panagiotides, H., Osterling, J., & Hessl, D. (1997). Infants of depressed mothers exhibit atypical frontal brain activity: a replication and extension of previous findings. J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 38(2), 179–186. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01852.x
Dawson, G., K. Frey, H. Panagiotides, J. Osterling, and D. Hessl. “Infants of depressed mothers exhibit atypical frontal brain activity: a replication and extension of previous findings.J Child Psychol Psychiatry 38, no. 2 (February 1997): 179–86. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01852.x.
Dawson G, Frey K, Panagiotides H, Osterling J, Hessl D. Infants of depressed mothers exhibit atypical frontal brain activity: a replication and extension of previous findings. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1997 Feb;38(2):179–86.
Dawson, G., et al. “Infants of depressed mothers exhibit atypical frontal brain activity: a replication and extension of previous findings.J Child Psychol Psychiatry, vol. 38, no. 2, Feb. 1997, pp. 179–86. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01852.x.
Dawson G, Frey K, Panagiotides H, Osterling J, Hessl D. Infants of depressed mothers exhibit atypical frontal brain activity: a replication and extension of previous findings. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1997 Feb;38(2):179–186.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Child Psychol Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0021-9630

Publication Date

February 1997

Volume

38

Issue

2

Start / End Page

179 / 186

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Personality Assessment
  • Parietal Lobe
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Frontal Lobe
  • Follow-Up Studies