Infant behavioral reactivity predicts change in amygdala volume 12 years later
Filippi C, Sachs J, Phillips D, Winkler A, Gold A, Leibenluft E, Pine D, Fox N. Infant behavioral reactivity predicts change in amygdala volume 12 years later. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 42: 100776. PMID: 32452462, PMCID: PMC7096757, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageFour-month-old infantsAmygdala volumeBrain developmentAmygdala developmentPositive reactivityBehavioral reactivityStructural imagingInfant temperamentNovel evidenceChildhoodDistinct patternsCurrent studyMiddle childhoodYearsNegative reactivityReactive temperamentTemperamental reactivityInfants