Respiratory sinus arrhythmia in the fourth decade of life depends on birth weight and the DRD4 gene: Implications for understanding the development of emotion regulation.
Calan D SavoyKaren J MathewsonLouis A SchmidtKatherine M MorrisonJohn E KrzeczkowskiRyan J Van LieshoutPublished in: Developmental psychobiology (2017)
These results suggest that the perinatal environment influences autonomic nervous system functioning in individuals with genotypes that confer additional sensitivity. Whether the long-term autonomic outcomes of this environmental sensitivity are beneficial or detrimental appears to depend on the quality of the early life environment, and may influence the development of emotion regulatory and psychiatric problems in adulthood.
Keyphrases
- early life
- birth weight
- mental health
- heart rate variability
- depressive symptoms
- heart rate
- gestational age
- weight gain
- pregnant women
- autism spectrum disorder
- transcription factor
- blood pressure
- quality improvement
- insulin resistance
- copy number
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- gene expression
- physical activity
- adipose tissue
- human health
- dna methylation
- preterm birth