Neonatal Nucleus Accumbens Microstructure Modulates Individual Susceptibility to Preconception Maternal Stress in Relation to Externalizing Behaviors

This study examined (1) the association between maternal stress and microstructural characteristics of the neonatal nucleus accumbens (NAcc), a major node of the reward circuitry and (2) whether neonatal NAcc microstructure modulates individual susceptibility to maternal stress in relation to childhood behavioral problems.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - February 26, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shi Yu Chan, Xi Zhen Low, Zhen Ming Ngoh, Zi Yan Ong, Michelle Z.L. Kee, Pei Huang, Shivaram Kumar, Anne Rifkin-Graboi, Yap-Seng Chong, Helen Chen, Kok Hian Tan, Jerry K.Y. Chan, Marielle V. Fortier, Peter D. Gluckman, Juan Helen Zhou, Michael J. Meaney, Tags: New Research Source Type: research