Adrenarcheal Timing Longitudinally Predicts Anxiety Symptoms Via Amygdala Connectivity During Emotion Processing

This study aimed to examine longitudinally whether adrenarcheal timing (adrenarcheal hormone levels independent of age) and tempo (change in hormone levels over time) were associated with amygdala functional connectivity, and how this in turn related to anxiety symptoms in the transition from childhood to adolescence.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - May 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marjolein E.A. Barendse, Julian G. Simmons, George Patton, Lisa Mundy, Michelle L. Byrne, Marc L. Seal, Nicholas B. Allen, Sarah Whittle Tags: New Research Source Type: research