EEG stability in infants/children of depressed mothers.
The stability of EEG was examined in infants of depressed (BDI > 16) and non-depressed mothers (BDI < 9) from 3 months to 3 years. Of the 32 infants seen at 3 months, 15 were seen again at 3 years of age. Seven of the eight children who had exhibited right frontal EEG asymmetry as infants still showed that EEG asymmetry pattern at the 3 year visit. Children with right frontal EEG asymmetry at 3 years were observed to be more inhibited during an exploratory play task, and children of depressed versus non-depressed mothers were less empathetic during simulated maternal distress.
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Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101, USA. njones@mednet.med.miami.edu
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Davalos
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Pickens
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D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*