Maternal depression is associated with altered functional connectivity between neural circuits related to visual, auditory, and cognitive processing during stories listening in preschoolers.
Rola FarahPaige GreenwoodJohnathan DudleyJohn HuttonRobert T AmmermanKieran PhelanScott HollandTzipi Horowitz-KrausPublished in: Behavioral and brain functions : BBF (2020)
This study highlights the need to monitor maternal depression and provide interventions to ensure positive linguistic outcomes in children.