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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1997

NANCY AARON JONES ,
TIFFANY FIELD ,
NATHAN A. FOX ,
BRENDA LUNDY  and
MARISABEL DAVALOS
NANCY AARON JONES
Affiliation:
University of Miami School of Medicine
TIFFANY FIELD
Affiliation:
University of Miami School of Medicine
NATHAN A. FOX
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park
BRENDA LUNDY
Affiliation:
University of Miami School of Medicine
MARISABEL DAVALOS
Affiliation:
University of Miami School of Medicine
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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
Development and Psychopathology , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 491 - 505
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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