Sex-specific associations between maternal pregnancy-specific anxiety and newborn amygdalar volumes - preliminary findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

Sex-specific associations between maternal pregnancy-specific anxiety and newborn amygdalar volumes - preliminary findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

Previous literature links maternal pregnancy-specific anxiety (PSA) with later difficulties in child emotional and social cognition as well as memory, functions closely related to the amygdala and the hippocampus. Some evidence also suggests that PSA affects child amygdalar volumes in a sex-dependen...

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Main Authors: Satu J. Lehtola, Jetro J. Tuulari, Linnea Karlsson, John D. Lewis, Vladimir S. Fonov, D. Louis Collins, Riitta Parkkola, Jani Saunavaara, Niloofar Hashempour, Juho Pelto, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Noora M. Scheinin, Hasse Karlsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-01-01
Series:Stress
Subjects:
pregnancy-specific anxiety
amygdala
hippocampus
newborn brain
sex differences
mri
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2022.2061347

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