Gray space and default mode network-amygdala connectivity

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez¹  Christine L. Larson²  Julia C. Harris²  Michael T. Liuzzi²  Krista M. Lisdahl² 

[1] Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States;Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, United States;

关键词: fMRI;    resting state;    gray space;    amygdala;    default mode network;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnhum.2023.1167786

 received in 2023-02-16, accepted in 2023-08-09,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionAspects of the built environment relate to health factors and equity in living conditions, and may contribute to racial, ethnic, or economic health disparities. For example, urbanicity is linked with negative factors including exposure to gray space (e.g., impervious surfaces such as concrete, streets, or rooftops). While there is existing research on access to green space and urbanicity on some mental health and cognitive outcomes, there is limited research on the presence of gray space linked with cognitive functioning in youth. The goal of this study was to investigate the link between gray space and amygdala-default mode network (DMN) connectivity.MethodsThis study used data from the ABCD Study. Participants (n = 10,144; age M = 119.11 months, female = 47.62%) underwent resting-state fMRI acquisition at baseline. Impervious surfaces (gray space) were measured via the Child Opportunity Index (COI). To examine the relationship between presence of gray space and -amygdala-DMN (left/right) connectivity, we employed linear mixed effects models. Correlations were run between amygdala-DMN connectivity and internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Finally, post hoc sensitivity analyses were run to assess the impact of race.ResultsMore gray space, adjusting for age, sex, and neighborhood-level variables, was significantly associated with increased left amygdala-DMN connectivity (p = 0.0001). This association remained significant after sensitivity analyses for race were completed (p = 0.01). No significant correlations were observed between amygdala-DMN and internalizing or externalizing symptoms.DiscussionFindings suggest gray space was linked with increased left amygdala-DMN connectivity, circuits that have been implicated in affective processing, emotion regulation, and psychopathology. Thus gray space may be related to alterations in connectivity that may enhance risk for emotion dysregulation. Future investigation of these relationships is needed, as neuroimaging findings may represent early dysregulation not yet observed in the behavioral analyses at this age (i.e., the present study did not find significant relationships with parent-reported behavioral outcomes). These findings can help to inform future public policy on improving lived and built environments.

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