Altered prefrontal cortical function during processing of fear-relevant stimuli in pregnancy

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 200-205

  Roos, Annerine ^a   Robertson, Frances ^b   Lochner, Christine ^a   Vythilingum, Bavanisha ^a,c   Stein, Dan J ^a,c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cortisol; Distress; Emotional regulation; Gonadal hormones; Near infrared spectroscopy; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEAR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MATERNAL STRESS; NERVOUS SYSTEM POTENTIAL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GONADAL HORMONES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; SALIVA; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954626846     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.055     Document Type: Article

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