de Water Erik, Rockhold Madeline N, Roediger Donovan J, Krueger Alyssa M, Mueller Bryon A, Boys Christopher J, Schumacher Mariah J, Mattson Sarah N, Jones Kenneth L, Lim Kelvin O, Wozniak Jeffrey R
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States.
Brain Res. 2021 Feb 20:147388. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147388.
The goal of this study was to examine: 1) differences in parent-reported prosocial and antisocial behaviors between children and adolescents with and without prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE); 2) differences in gray matter volumes of brain areas supporting social cognition between children and adolescents with and without PAE; 3) correlations between gray matter volumes of brain areas supporting social cognition and parent-reported prosocial and antisocial behaviors. Parents of children and adolescents ages 8-16 years completed measures on their prosocial and antisocial behaviors (i.e., Behavior Assessment Scale for Children, Vineland Adaptive Behaviors Scales, and Child Behavior Checklist) (n = 84; 41 with PAE, 43 without PAE). Seventy-nine participants (40 with PAE, 39 without PAE) also completed a structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan with quality data. Gray matter volumes of seven brain areas supporting social cognitive processes were computed using automated procedures (FreeSurfer 6.0): bilateral fusiform gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, medial orbitofrontal cortex, lateral orbitofrontal cortex, posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, and temporal pole. Children and adolescents with PAE showed decreased prosocial behaviors and increased antisocial behaviors as well as smaller volumes of the precuneus and lateral orbitofrontal cortex, even when controlling for total intracranial volume. Social brain volumes were not significantly correlated with prosocial or antisocial behaviors. These findings suggest that children and adolescents with PAE show worse social functioning and smaller volumes of brain areas supporting self-awareness, perspective-taking and emotion-regulation than their same-age peers without PAE.
1)有和没有产前酒精暴露(PAE)的儿童和青少年在父母报告的亲社会行为和反社会行为上的差异;2)有和没有PAE的儿童和青少年在支持社会认知的脑区灰质体积上的差异;3)支持社会认知的脑区灰质体积与父母报告的亲社会行为和反社会行为之间的相关性。8至16岁儿童和青少年的父母完成了关于他们亲社会行为和反社会行为的测量(即儿童行为评估量表、文兰适应行为量表和儿童行为清单)(n = 84;41名有PAE,43名无PAE)。79名参与者(40名有PAE, 39名无PAE)还完成了一次具有高质量数据的结构磁共振成像(MRI)扫描。使用自动化程序(FreeSurfer 6.0)计算支持社会认知过程的七个脑区的灰质体积:双侧梭状回、颞上回、眶额内侧皮质、眶额外侧皮质、后扣带回皮质、楔前叶和颞极。即使在控制了总颅内体积后,有PAE的儿童和青少年仍表现出亲社会行为减少、反社会行为增加以及楔前叶和眶额外侧皮质体积较小。社会脑区体积与亲社会或反社会行为无显著相关性。这些发现表明,与没有PAE的同龄同伴相比,有PAE的儿童和青少年表现出更差的社会功能,以及支持自我意识、换位思考和情绪调节的脑区体积更小。