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Stress‐induced activation of the HPA axis predicts connectivity between subgenual cingulate and salience network during rest in adolescents
Author(s) -
Thomason Moriah E.,
Hamilton J. Paul,
Gotlib Ian H.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02422.x
Subject(s) - psychology , functional magnetic resonance imaging , anterior cingulate cortex , arousal , insula , neural correlates of consciousness , developmental psychology , audiology , resting state fmri , neuroscience , cognition , medicine
Background: Responses to stress vary greatly in young adolescents, and little is known about neural correlates of the stress response in youth. The purpose of this study was to examine whether variability in cortisol responsivity following a social stress test in young adolescents is associated with altered neural functional connectivity (FC) of the salience network (SN) measured during resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs‐fMRI). Methods: Forty‐nine typically developing young adolescents participated in a social stress test during which they contributed salivary cortisol samples. Following this, they underwent rs‐fMRI scanning. We examined the association of FC of the SN [composed of anterior cingulate cortex and bilateral anterior insula regions] with cortisol responsivity. Results: Greater cortisol responsivity was significantly positively correlated with higher FC between subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (Cg25) and the SN, controlling for participant age. There were no regions of the brain that showed an inverse relation. Conclusions: Brain systems that have been implicated in autonomic arousal and that influence subjective feeling states show altered FC associated with stress responsivity in early life.