Exposure to Ambient Temperature and Functional Connectivity of Brain Resting-State Networks in Preadolescents
Exposure to extreme temperatures has been linked to acute mental health events in young populations, but the underlying neural mechanisms are not well understood. Utilizing data from 2,229 children aged 9 to 12 years who participated in the Generation R Study, Rotterdam (n = 2,229 children aged 9-12 years), the authors examined the relationships between brain scan results and temperature exposure at children's residential address the week prior to the brain scan. Children exposed to higher ambient temperatures over the week prior to the brain scan had lower functional connectivity in some brain regions, whereas lower temperatures were not associated with changes in connectivity. These findings suggest that warmer ambient temperatures may affect brain function in preadolescents.
Authors
- Joan Ballester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0009-437X)
- Carmen Iñiguez
- Mònica López-Vicente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5090-7538)
- Michelle S.W. Kusters
- Mònica Guxens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8624-0333)
- Esmée Essers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3285-7431)
- Carles Soriano‐Mas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4574-6597)
- Sami Petricola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0432-0664)
- Laura Granés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7297-7804)
- Henning W. Tiemeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4395-1397)
- Ryan L. Muetzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3215-1287)
Institutions
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge (ES)
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (ES)
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2024.11.023
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.02
Funders
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación