Prefrontal activity during response inhibition decreases over time in the postpartum period

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 132-138

  Bannbers, Elin ^a   Gingnell, Malin ^a   Engman, Jonas ^a   Morell, Arvid ^a   Sylvén, Sara ^a   Skalkidou, Alkistis ^a   Kask, Kristiina ^a   Bäckström, Torbjörn ^b   Wikström, Johan ^a   Poromaa, Inger Sundström ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Go NoGo; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Response inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL GYRUS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84871855256     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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