Effect of Childbirth Experience on Cognitive Performance and Event-Related Potential Patterns
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Abstract
This study aimed to compare the cognitive performance and event-related potential (ERP) patterns between females who have given birth (parous) and those who have not (nulliparous). A total of 50 female participants, including 27 who were parous (33.2 ± 3.2 years) and 23 who were nulliparous (30.8 ± 2.3 years), were recruited. Only parous females who were ≤36 months postpartum (17.7 ± 8.1 months) were included. To compare the cognitive performance between the two groups, we presented the 3-back task (a working memory task) and compared the accuracy rate (%) and reaction time (ms) between the groups. Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals were simultaneously recorded and the ERP patterns at Fz, Cz, and Pz, which are highly associated with the 3-back task, were analyzed. From the ERP patterns, we extracted N100, P300, P600, P300 peak-to-peak (P300p_p), and P600 peak-to-peak (P600p_p). There were no significant between-group differences in terms of accuracy rate, reaction time, or ERP components (N100, P300, P600, P300p_p, or P600p_p) at the three sites (Fz, Cz, and Pz). Since this study, using meaningful objective data, did not show that parity was significantly correlated with cognitive performance ability and ERP patterns, childbirth does not appear to influence cognitive decline.
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OpenAlex topics: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Neonatal and fetal brain pathology · Infant Development and Preterm Care
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Affiliations
Biomedical Engineering, Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of ICT Convergence Engineering, College of Science & Technology, Konkuk University, Chungju 27478, Korea
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Clinical Laboratories, Yongin 16954, Korea
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju 27478, Korea
Research Institute of Medical Science, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05029, Korea
Funding
National Research Foundation of Korea
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