Brain, interrupted: alpha/delta EEG ratio in survivors of pre- and post-natal adversity.

Int J Neurosci

Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Published: January 2022

Results: Young adults born at extremely low birth weight (prenatal adversity;  = 64 = 23.14 years, = 1.26 years) had a lower alpha/delta ratio score compared to normal birth weight controls ( 76, = 23.60 years, = 1.09 years), while youth exposed to child maltreatment (postnatal adversity;  = 39, = 16.18 years, = 1.15) had a higher alpha/delta ratio compared to controls ( = 23, = 16.00 years = 1.50 years).

Conclusions: Our results suggest that being exposed to pre- and post-natal adversity may have different long-term consequences on brain development. We speculate that these differences might be associated with some of the different functional outcomes known to characterize each type of adverse experience.

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