Exploring the role of testosterone in the cerebellum link to neuroticism: From adolescence to early adulthood

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 78, Issue , 2017, Pages 203-212

  Schutter, Dennis J L G ^a   Meuwese, Rosa ^b   Bos, Marieke G N ^b   Crone, Eveline A ^b   Peper, Jiska S ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural inhibition; Cerebellum; Gray matter; Neuroticism; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROTICISM; ORGAN SIZE; PERSONALITY TESTS; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85012964744     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.01.009     Document Type: Article

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