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Relative right versus left frontal EEG in neonates.

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Field, T; Diego, M; Hernandez-Reif, M; Schanberg, S; Kuhn, C
Published in: Dev Psychobiol
September 2002

Although infants have been noted to have greater relative right or left frontal EEG as early as the neonatal period, other ways in which these newborns differ have not been reported. In this study, 48 newborns were divided on the basis of greater relative right versus greater relative left frontal EEG to determine whether these groups differed in other ways at the neonatal period including behavior, physiology, and biochemistry. We also were interested in whether these EEG patterns were related to any prenatal maternal variables including mood states (depression, anxiety, anger) and biochemistry as well as fetal activity. The greater relative right frontal EEG newborns had mothers with lower prenatal and postnatal serotonin and higher postnatal cortisol levels. The mothers of the greater relative right frontal EEG newborns also had greater relative right frontal EEG activation and lower vagal tone. The greater relative right frontal EEG newborns themselves had elevated cortisol levels, showed a greater number of state changes during sleep/wake behavior observations, and performed less optimally on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment (T. B. Brazelton, 1973) including the habituation, motor, range of state, excitability, and depressive symptoms scales. These data suggest that greater relative right frontal EEG newborns may be at greater risk for developmental problems than those with greater relative left frontal EEG activation. In addition, a discriminant function analysis correctly classified 67% of the newborns' EEGs by prenatal maternal variables, suggesting that these might be used to target pregnant women for prenatal intervention.

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Dev Psychobiol

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0012-1630

Publication Date

September 2002

Volume

41

Issue

2

Start / End Page

147 / 155

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vagus Nerve
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant Behavior
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Humans
  • Functional Laterality
  • Frontal Lobe
  • Female
  • Electroencephalography
 

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Field, T., Diego, M., Hernandez-Reif, M., Schanberg, S., & Kuhn, C. (2002). Relative right versus left frontal EEG in neonates. Dev Psychobiol, 41(2), 147–155. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.10061
Field, Tiffany, Miguel Diego, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Saul Schanberg, and Cynthia Kuhn. “Relative right versus left frontal EEG in neonates.Dev Psychobiol 41, no. 2 (September 2002): 147–55. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.10061.
Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Reif M, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Relative right versus left frontal EEG in neonates. Dev Psychobiol. 2002 Sep;41(2):147–55.
Field, Tiffany, et al. “Relative right versus left frontal EEG in neonates.Dev Psychobiol, vol. 41, no. 2, Sept. 2002, pp. 147–55. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/dev.10061.
Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Reif M, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Relative right versus left frontal EEG in neonates. Dev Psychobiol. 2002 Sep;41(2):147–155.
Journal cover image

Published In

Dev Psychobiol

DOI

ISSN

0012-1630

Publication Date

September 2002

Volume

41

Issue

2

Start / End Page

147 / 155

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vagus Nerve
  • Male
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant Behavior
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Humans
  • Functional Laterality
  • Frontal Lobe
  • Female
  • Electroencephalography