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Patterns of brain activation in foster children and nonmaltreated children during an inhibitory control task

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Bruce, Jacqueline, Fisher, Philip A., Graham, Alice M., Moore, William E., Peake, Shannon J., Mannering, Anne M.·2013·Development and Psychopathology

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Children in foster care have often encountered a range of adverse experiences, including neglectful and/or abusive care and multiple caregiver transitions. Prior research findings suggest that such experiences negatively affect inhibitory control and the underlying neural circuitry. In the current study, event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging was employed during a go/no go task that assesses inhibitory control to compare the behavioral performance and brain activation of foster children and nonmaltreated children. The sample included two groups of 9- to 12-year-old children: 11 maltreated foster children and 11 nonmaltreated children living with their biological parents. There were no significant group differences on behavioral performance on the task. In contrast, patterns of brain activation differed by group. The nonmaltreated children demonstrated stronger activation than did the foster children across several regions, including the right anterior cingulate cortex, the middle frontal gyrus, and the right lingual gyrus, during correct no go trials, whereas the foster children displayed stronger activation than the nonmaltreated children in the left inferior parietal lobule and the right superior occipital cortex, including the lingual gyrus and cuneus, during incorrect no go trials. These results provide preliminary evidence that the early adversity experienced by foster children impacts the neural substrates of inhibitory control.

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Authors
Bruce, J., Fisher, P. A., Graham, A. M., Moore, W. E., Peake, S. J., & Mannering, A. M.
Affiliations
  • Oregon Social Learning Center (US)
  • University of Oregon (US)
  • Oregon State University (US)
Corresponding author
Bruce, Jacqueline
Venue
Development and Psychopathology
Published
2013-11
Volume
25
Issue
4pt1
Pages
931-941
ISSN
  • 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-2198
OpenAlex
W2126473488
Cited by
65
References
81
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH059780, F31MH094000, MH 078105, P50MH078105, MH065046, R21MH065046, R01MH059780)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA026501, P30DA023920, DA023920, R03DA026501)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
foster children, child abuse, inhibitory control, go/no-go task, brain activation, childhood adversity, neglect, abuse, caregiver transition, anterior cingulate cortex, inferior parietal lobule, occipital cortex
MeSH terms
Brain, Brain Mapping, Child, Child Abuse, Female, Foster Home Care, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Performance, Executive Function

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