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8.4. Associations between adrenarcheal hormones, amygdala functional connectivity and anxiety symptoms in children

MEA Barendse , JG Simmons , ML Byrne , G Patton , L Mundy , CA Olsson , ML Seal , NB Allen , S Whittle

To read the full abstract: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018; 97: 156–163.Anxiety disorders are common in childhood and adolescence and the transition from childhood to adolescence seems to be a vulnerable period for the development of anxiety symptoms. This article elucidates the impact of androgens (DHEA, DHEAS and testosterone) on functional connectivity of the amygdala while ...