Amygdala volumes and associations with socio-emotional competencies in preterm youth: cross-sectional and longitudinal data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socio-emotional difficulties often result from very preterm (VPT) birth. The amygdala's developmental trajectory, including its nuclei, has been recognized as a significant factor in observed difficulties. This study aims to assess the relationship between amygdala volume and socio-emotional competencies in VPT children and adolescents.

Methods

Socio-emotional competencies were assessed, and amygdala volumes, including subnuclei, were extracted automatically from structural scans in a cross-sectional cohort of VPT (n = 75) and full-term (FT, n = 41) aged 6-14 years. Group differences in amygdala volumes were assessed using ANCOVA, and associations with socio-emotional competencies were studied using partial least squares correlation (PLSC). In a VPT subgroup, addi

SUBMITTER: Pereira Camejo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11772232 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature