Prenatal stress alters amygdala functional connectivity in preterm neonates
Scheinost D, Kwon SH, Lacadie C, Sze G, Sinha R, Constable RT, Ment LR. Prenatal stress alters amygdala functional connectivity in preterm neonates. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 12: 381-388. PMID: 27622134, PMCID: PMC5009231, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal stress exposurePreterm neonatesPreterm birthPrenatal stressStress exposureTerm controlsFunctional connectivityAmygdala connectivityNeuropsychiatric disordersResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingPrenatal stress altersEarly life stressFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPeristriate cortexPrenatal exposureHigh riskMaternal stressIndependent cohortNeonatesLeft amygdalaSubcortical regionsResonance imagingAmygdalaCohort