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Hub distribution of the brain functional networks of newborns prenatally exposed to maternal depression and SSRI antidepressants
Author(s) -
RotemKohavi Naama,
Williams Lynne J.,
Muller Angela M.,
Abdi Hervé,
VirjiBabul Naznin,
Bjornson Bruce H.,
Brain Ursula,
Werker Janet F.,
Grunau Ruth E.,
Miller Steven P.,
Oberlander Tim F.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/da.22906
Subject(s) - insula , amygdala , resting state fmri , psychology , functional magnetic resonance imaging , temperament , depression (economics) , medicine , psychiatry , clinical psychology , neuroscience , social psychology , personality , economics , macroeconomics
Abstract Background Prenatal maternal depression (PMD) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants are associated with increased developmental risk in infants. Reports suggest that PMD is associated with hyperconnectivity of the insula and the amygdala, while SSRI exposure is associated with hyperconnectivity of the auditory network in the infant brain. However, associations between functional brain organization and PMD and/or SSRI exposure are not well understood. Methods We examined the relation between PMD or SSRI exposure and neonatal brain functional organization. Infants of control ( n = 17), depressed SSRI‐treated ( n = 20) and depressed‐only (HAM‐D ≥ 8) ( n = 16) women, underwent resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging at postnatal Day 6. At 6 months, temperament was assessed using Infant Behavioral Questionnaire (IBQ). We applied GTA and partial least square regression (PLSR) to the resting‐state time series to assess group differences in modularity, and connector and provincial hubs. Results Modularity was similar across all groups. The depressed‐only group showed higher connector hub values in the left anterior cingulate, insula, and caudate as well as higher provincial hub values in the amygdala compared to the control group. The SSRI group showed higher provincial hub values in Heschl's gyrus relative to the depressed‐only group. PLSR showed that newborns’ hub values predicted 10% of the variability in infant temperament at 6 months, suggesting different developmental patterns between groups. Conclusions Prenatal exposures to maternal depression and SSRIs have differential impacts on neonatal functional brain organization. Hub values at 6 days predict variance in temperament between infant groups at 6 months of age.