皮层厚度与副交感神经系统在中儿童时期的运作之间的关联
Marta Korom1, Alexandra R Tabachnick2, Tabitha Sellers1
1Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.
Psychophysiology
|July 17, 2023
概括
在儿童中,大脑结构和心率调节是相关的. 皮层厚度与呼吸道鼻失常 (RSA) 有积极的关联,这是一种对子交感控制的衡量标准,在儿童中期.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 自主神经系统研究 自主神经系统研究
背景情况:
- 之前的研究表明,皮质厚度与成年人的心脏控制 (呼吸道鼻失常症,RSA) 之间存在联系.
- 这种关联表明了压力调节的综合神经和生理机制.
- 然而,这种大脑与身体关联的发育出现和特征仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 确定皮层厚度与呼吸道鼻失常 (RSA) 之间的关联在发育过程中何时出现.
- 调查这种关联的方向和神经解剖学定位是否在不同发育阶段有所不同.
主要方法:
- 结构磁共振成像 (sMRI) 和静止状态呼吸道鼻失常 (RSA) 数据从62名年龄在8.28-12.14岁的儿童中收集.
- 全脑分析确定了与RSA和皮层厚度相关的集群.
- 探索性兴趣区域 (ROI) 分析进一步检查了特定的皮质区域.
主要成果:
- 在左半球的额头和顶和右半球的一个中,在RSA和皮层厚度之间发现了积极的关联.
- 探索性ROI分析证实了类似的积极关联,下额外轨道环和西尔维亚裂在多次比较纠正后幸存下来.
- 这些发现表明,这种关联存在于中儿童时期,并反映了成年人的模式.
结论:
- 皮层厚度和静止RSA之间的关联是在中年儿童时期建立的.
- 这种涉及中央自主网络区域的大脑与身体的连接,似乎与成人发现一致.
- 未来的研究应该在年幼的儿童和青少年中探索这种关联.
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