EEG activation in 1-month-old infants of depressed mothers

Nancy Aaron Jones; Tiffany Field; Nathan A. Fox; Brenda Lundy; Marisabel Davalos

doi:10.1017/s0954579497001260

EEG activation in 1-month-old infants of depressed mothers

Nancy Aaron Jones, Tiffany Field, Nathan A. Fox, Brenda Lundy, Marisabel Davalos

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Abstract

Previous research has documented differences in the pattern of EEG activation between 3-month-old infants of depressed mothers and infants of nondepressed mothers. In the present study, EEG was recorded in even younger 1-month-old infants of depressed and nondepressed mothers. The infants of depressed mothers exhibited greater relative right frontal EEG asymmetry (due to reduced left frontal activation), and this pattern at 1 month was significantly related to 3-month EEG asymmetry. Right frontal EEG asymmetry was also related to more frequent negative facial expressions (sad and pre-cry faces) during the Brazelton exam. Finally, the infants of depressed mothers showed more indeterminate sleep, were less active, and cried less than infants of nondepressed mothers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	491-505
Number of pages	15
Journal	Development and Psychopathology
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579497001260
State	Published - 1997

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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