310. Higher Infant Cortisol Levels Associated With Maternal Childhood Neglect and Larger Limbic Volumes

This study examined whether a) maternal childhood abuse or neglect is associated with infant cortisol output, b) infant cortisol is associated with infant limbic brain volumes, and c) infant cortisol mediates any relation between maternal childhood maltreatment and infant limbic brain volumes.

Source: Biological Psychiatry - April 29, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Miriam Chasson, Jennifer Khoury, Banu Ahtam, Leland Fleming, Yangming Ou, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, Ellen Grant, Karlen Lyons-Ruth Source Type: research