# Linking Caregivers' Evaluation of Children's Mood to Brain Network

## TL;DR

This study shows that children with anxiety or depression have less efficient brain networks, and caregivers' observations of mood match these findings.

## Contribution

The study links caregivers' mood evaluations to measurable brain network efficiency in children with mood disorders.

## Key findings

- Children with anxiety and/or depression showed lower brain network efficiency than healthy controls.
- Caregivers' evaluations of children's mood correlated with brain network efficiency measurements.

## Abstract

Using functional near‐infrared spectroscopy technique, this study identified lower brain network efficiency in children with anxiety and/or depression compared to healthy controls, with caregivers' evaluation of mood correlating with brain network efficiency.