Amygdala subnuclei resting-state functional connectivity sex and estrogen differences

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 34-42

  Engman, Jonas ^a,b   Linnman, Clas ^b   Van Dijk, Koene R A ^c,d   Milad, Mohammed R ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Hormones; Intrinsic connectivity networks; Negative affect; Sex differences; Spontaneous fluctuations

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CENTROMEDIAL AMYGDALA; CONNECTOME; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LATEROBASAL AMYGDALA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING STATE NETWORK; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALA; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL NUCLEUS (AMYGDALA); FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; BASOLATERAL NUCLEAR COMPLEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; EMOTIONS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949871277     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.09.012     Document Type: Article

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