A Multi-Modal MRI Analysis of Cortical Structure in Relation to Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Orientation, and Age in Adolescents

A Multi-Modal MRI Analysis of Cortical Structure in Relation to Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Orientation, and Age in Adolescents

Gender dysphoria (GD) is characterized by distress due to an incongruence between experienced gender and sex assigned at birth. Sex-differentiated brain regions are hypothesized to reflect the experienced gender in GD and may play a role in sexual orientation development. Magnetic resonance brain im...

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Main Authors: Malvina N. Skorska, Sofia Chavez, Gabriel A. Devenyi, Raihaan Patel, Lindsey T. Thurston, Meng-Chuan Lai, Kenneth J. Zucker, M. Mallar Chakravarty, Nancy J. Lobaugh, Doug P. VanderLaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
gender dysphoria
cortical thickness
cortical surface area
T1 relaxometry
sexual orientation
adolescence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/2/345

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