Scheinost Dustin, Chang Joseph, Brennan-Wydra Emma, Lacadie Cheryl, Constable R Todd, Chawarska Katarzyna, Ment Laura R
Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States.
Imaging Neurosci (Camb). 2024 Jul 8;2. doi: 10.1162/imag_a_00201. eCollection 2024.
The default mode (DMN), frontoparietal (FPN), and salience (SN) networks interact to support a range of behaviors, are vulnerable to environmental insults, and are disrupted in neurodevelopmental disorders. However, their development across the third trimester and perinatal transition remains unknown. Employing resting-state functional MRI at 30 to 32, 34 to 36, and 40 to 44 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA), we examined developmental trajectories of the intra- and internetwork connectivity of the 3 networks measured in 84 fetuses and neonates. A secondary analysis addressed the impact of maternal mental health on these networks. The DMN, FPN, and SN intranetwork connectivity evidenced significant increases between 36 and 44 weeks PMA, with connectivity measures reaching values significantly greater than 0 at 40 weeks PMA for all 3 networks. Connectivity between SN and DMN and between SN and FPN decreased significantly with the connectivity values significantly below 0 at 36-44 weeks. However, DMN-FPN connectivity increased between 30 and 44 weeks with the connectivity greater than 0 already at 36 months. Finally, higher maternal stress levels negatively affected the SN across 30-44 weeks PMA. These data provide a normative framework to compare fetuses and neonates at risk for neurobehavioral disorders and assess the impact of the environment on the developing brain.
默认模式网络(DMN)、额顶叶网络(FPN)和突显网络(SN)相互作用以支持一系列行为,它们易受环境损伤影响,且在神经发育障碍中会被破坏。然而,它们在孕晚期及围产期过渡阶段的发育情况仍不清楚。我们采用静息态功能磁共振成像技术,对84例胎儿和新生儿在月经龄(PMA)30至32周、34至36周以及40至44周时进行检查,以研究这三个网络的网络内和网络间连接的发育轨迹。一项二次分析探讨了母亲心理健康对这些网络的影响。DMN、FPN和SN的网络内连接在PMA 36至44周之间有显著增加,在40周PMA时,所有三个网络的连接测量值均显著大于0。SN与DMN之间以及SN与FPN之间的连接在36至44周时显著下降,连接值显著低于0。然而,DMN - FPN连接在30至44周之间增加,在36周时连接就已大于0。最后,母亲较高的压力水平在PMA 30至44周期间对SN有负面影响。这些数据提供了一个规范框架,用于比较有神经行为障碍风险的胎儿和新生儿,并评估环境对发育中大脑的影响。