Fetal programming effects of testosterone on the reward system and behavioral approach tendencies in humans

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 839-847

  Lombardo, Michael V ^a   Ashwin, Emma ^a,e   Auyeung, Bonnie ^a   Chakrabarti, Bhismadev ^a,f   Lai, Meng Chuan ^a   Taylor, Kevin ^c   Hackett, Gerald ^d   Bullmore, Edward T ^b   Baron Cohen, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Rosie Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Approach behavior; emotion; fetal programming; fMRI; reward; testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AMNION FLUID; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOSTRIATUM; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84867741450     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.05.027     Document Type: Article

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