CNA938 Rewind - How early childhood brain development could shape mental health
Could signs of future depression be traced back to early childhood brain development? A Singapore study analysing more than 900 brain scans from over 500 children found that certain brain development patterns in early childhood were linked to depressive symptoms later on – with different patterns emerging in boys and girls. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman dive deeper into the findings with Dr Chan Shi Yu, Senior Scientist, A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential