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Childhood maltreatment is associated with altered frontolimbic neurobiological activity during wakefulness in adulthood

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Insana, Salvatore P., Banihashemi, Layla, Herringa, Ryan J., Kolko, David J., Germain, Anne·2016·Development and Psychopathology

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Childhood maltreatment can disturb brain development and subsequently lead to adverse socioemotional and mental health problems across the life span. The long-term association between childhood maltreatment and resting–wake brain activity during adulthood is unknown and was examined in the current study. Forty-one medically stable and medication-free military veterans (M = 29.31 ± 6.01 years, 78% male) completed a battery of clinical assessments and had [18 F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography neuroimaging scans during quiet wakefulness. After statistically adjusting for later-life trauma and mental health problems, childhood maltreatment was negatively associated with brain activity within a priori defined regions that included the left orbital frontal cortex and left hippocampus. Childhood maltreatment was significantly associated with increased and decreased brain activity within six additional whole-brain clusters that included the frontal, parietal–temporal, cerebellar, limbic, and midbrain regions. Childhood maltreatment is associated with altered neural activity in adulthood within regions that are involved in executive functioning and cognitive control, socioemotional processes, autonomic functions, and sleep/wake regulation. This study provides support for taking a life span developmental approach to understanding the effects of early-life maltreatment on later-life neurobiology, socioemotional functioning, and mental health.

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Authors
Insana, S. P., Banihashemi, L., Herringa, R. J., Kolko, D. J., & Germain, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Germain, Anne
Venue
Development and Psychopathology
Published
2015-07-22
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
551-564
ISSN
  • 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-2198
OpenAlex
W1940341044
Cited by
27
References
128
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2
FWCI
0.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000005)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH083035, R21MH083035, K08MH100267)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024153)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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
child abuse, early trauma, resting-state brain activity, wakefulness, orbitofrontal cortex, hippocampus, military veterans, executive function, social-emotional functioning, sleep-wake regulation, lifespan development, neurobiology of trauma
MeSH terms
Adult, Cognition, Female, Frontal Lobe, Hippocampus, Humans, Male, Nerve Net, Wakefulness, Adult Survivors of Child Abuse, Young Adult, Executive Function, Neuroimaging

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