The plasticity of human maternal brain: Longitudinal changes in brain anatomy during the early postpartum period

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 695-700

  Kim, Pilyoung ^a   Leckman, James F ^b   Mayes, Linda C ^b   Feldman, Ruth ^b   Wang, Xin ^c   Swain, James E ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain structure; Maternal behavior; Maternal brain; Neuroimaging; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PUERPERIUM; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

EID: 77958134892     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020884     Document Type: Article

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