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Cerebellar volume and cognitive functioning in children who experienced early deprivation

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Bauer, Patrick M., Hanson, Jamie L., Pierson, Ronald K., Davidson, Richard J., Pollak, Seth D.·2009·Biological Psychiatry

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Background The cerebellum is a brain region recognized primarily in the coordination of movement and related accessory motor functions. In addition, emerging evidence implicates the cerebellum in cognitive processes and suggests that this brain region might be subject to experience-dependent changes in structure. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of early environmental deprivation in the maturation of the cerebellum and aspects of cognitive development.Methods Structural magnetic resonance imaging volumes of 12 cerebellar sub-regions from 31 previously neglected and 30 typically developing children were compared with subjects' corresponding neuropsychological test scores.Results Neglected children had smaller volume of the superior-posterior cerebellar lobes. Moreover, superior-posterior lobe volume was found to mediate neuropsychological test performance differences between groups, with larger volumes yielding better outcomes on tests of memory and planning.Conclusions These data support the importance of experience-dependent changes in cerebellar structure and highlight the role of the cerebellum in higher cognitive functions.

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Authors
Bauer, P. M., Hanson, J. L., Pierson, R. K., Davidson, R. J., & Pollak, S. D.
Affiliations
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • University of Iowa (US)
Corresponding author
Pollak, Seth D.
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-12
Volume
66
Issue
12
Pages
1100-1106
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2134824722
Cited by
167
References
54
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FWCI
8.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH068858, P50MH084051, R01MH061285)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P30HD03352., P30HD003352)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Keywords
cerebellar volume, early childhood deprivation, child neglect, cognitive development, experience-dependent brain development, memory, planning, brain maturation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Brain Mapping, Cerebellum, Child, Child Behavior, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychosocial Deprivation, Multivariate Analysis

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