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HERO ID
8341642
Reference Type
Journal Article
Subtype
Review
Title
Impact of early life adversities on human brain functioning: A coordinate-based meta-analysis
Author(s)
Kraaijenvanger, EJ; Pollok, TM; Monninger, M; Kaiser, A; Brandeis, D; Banaschewski, T; Holz, NE
Year
2020
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
ISSN:
0149-7634
EISSN:
1873-7528
Volume
113
Page Numbers
62-76
Language
English
PMID
32169412
DOI
10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.03.008
Abstract
The detrimental impact of early life adversities (ELAs; entailing pre- and postnatal experiences) on the developing brain has been well established. By inducing neural alterations underlying critical human socio-cognitive functions, ELAs may embed latent vulnerability to psychopathologies. However, single neuroimaging studies report conflicting results. Therefore, this coordinate-based meta-analysis aims to identify convergent functional alterations following ELAs. Electronic databases were searched for relevant articles (2001 to June 2019), retrieving 68 eligible studies containing 3685 unique participants. The activation likelihood estimation algorithm was used for analyses according to best-practice guidelines. Whereas pooled analyses did not yield any findings, further homogenizing the experiments revealed significant functional alterations in the left superior frontal gyrus in healthy subjects, left centromedial amygdala during emotion processing, left precuneus during memory processing and left centromedial amygdala and putamen when analyzing the impact of postnatal experiences. These results support the current consensus in the field of environmental imaging: ELAs might exert their effects through systematically altering critical neurocognitive systems and enhance one's vulnerability to future mental health problems.
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