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Maternal Stress and Infant Brain Development Quiz

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What did the study by researchers at Columbia, Yale, and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles find?

Infants' brain circuits were unaffected by stress experienced by their mothers during pregnancy.

Infants' brain circuits were primarily influenced by postnatal experiences.

Infants' brain circuits were mainly influenced by genetic factors.

Infants' brain circuits were altered by stress experienced by their mothers during pregnancy. (correct)

What did the researchers compare to the strength of the infants' brain circuits?

Mothers' dietary habits during pregnancy

Mothers' physical activity during pregnancy

Mothers' occupation and income level

Mothers' discrimination and acculturation stress (correct)

What area of the brain is associated with emotional processing and was found to be influenced by discrimination and acculturation stress?

Amygdala (correct)

Frontal lobe

Hippocampus

Cerebellum

What did the researchers find distinct about stress from discrimination and acculturation?

It might have unique effects on the brain. Signup and view all the answers

What did the lead author, Marisa Spann, PhD, suggest about the connectivity changes observed in the study?

They could reduce one's ability to regulate emotions and increase the risk for mental health disorders. Signup and view all the answers

What did the researchers analyze to look for unique effects on the infants' brain circuits?

Data collected from young, mostly Hispanic women Signup and view all the answers

What did the study's lead author, Marisa Spann, PhD, suggest about the connectivity changes observed in the study?

They could reduce one's ability to regulate emotions and increase the risk for mental health disorders Signup and view all the answers

What did the researchers find distinct about stress from discrimination and acculturation?

It was distinct from other types of stress and might have unique effects on the brain Signup and view all the answers

What area of the brain is associated with emotional processing and was found to be influenced by discrimination and acculturation stress?

Amygdala Signup and view all the answers

What type of stress did the researchers compare to the strength of the infants' brain circuits?

Discrimination and acculturation stress Signup and view all the answers

Maternal Stress and Infant Brain Development Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What did the study by researchers at Columbia, Yale, and Children's Hospital of Los Angeles find?

What did the researchers compare to the strength of the infants' brain circuits?

What area of the brain is associated with emotional processing and was found to be influenced by discrimination and acculturation stress?

What did the researchers find distinct about stress from discrimination and acculturation?

What did the lead author, Marisa Spann, PhD, suggest about the connectivity changes observed in the study?

What did the researchers analyze to look for unique effects on the infants' brain circuits?

What did the study's lead author, Marisa Spann, PhD, suggest about the connectivity changes observed in the study?

What did the researchers find distinct about stress from discrimination and acculturation?

What area of the brain is associated with emotional processing and was found to be influenced by discrimination and acculturation stress?

What type of stress did the researchers compare to the strength of the infants' brain circuits?

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