Within amygdala: Basolateral parts are selectively impaired in premature-born adults.

ABSTRACT: While it is known that whole amygdala volume is lastingly reduced after premature birth, it is unknown whether different amygdala nuclei are distinctively affected by prematurity. This question is motivated by two points: First, the observation that developmental trajectories of superficial, centromedial and basolateral amygdala nuclei are different. And second, the expectation that these different developmental pathways are distinctively affected by prematurity. Furthermore, we stated the question whether alterations in amygdala nuclei are associated with increased adults' anxiety traits after premature birth. We investigated 101 very premature-born adults (<32 weeks of gestation and/or birth weight below 1500 g) and 108 full-term controls of a prospectively and longitudinally collected c

SUBMITTER: Schmitz-Koep B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8374486 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature