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2019
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http://hdl.handle.net/2128/21778 in citations.
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Cumulative cortisol exposure in the third trimester correlates with postpartum mothers' neural response to emotional interference
Cumulative cortisol exposure in the third trimester correlates with postpartum mothers' neural response to emotional interference
Prolonged stress affects the central nervous system, rendering individuals vulnerable to a wide range of mental health disorders. 76 healthy postpartum mothers were studied by means of functional magnetic resonance imaging within 6 days of childbirth. The subjects were required to perform the emotio...
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Personal Name(s): | Stickel, S. (Corresponding author) |
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Eickhoff, S. / Goecke, T. W. / Schneider, F. / Quinete, N. Soares / Lang, J. / Habel, U. / Chechko, N. | |
Contributing Institute: |
Gehirn & Verhalten; INM-7 |
Published in: | Biological psychology, 143 (2019) S. 53-61 |
Imprint: |
Amsterdam [u.a.]
Elsevier Science
2019
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PubMed ID: |
30797948 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.02.008 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Connectivity and Activity |
Link: |
Published on 2019-01-21. Available in OpenAccess from 2020-01-21. Published on 2019-01-21. Available in OpenAccess from 2020-01-21. |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.02.008 in citations.
Prolonged stress affects the central nervous system, rendering individuals vulnerable to a wide range of mental health disorders. 76 healthy postpartum mothers were studied by means of functional magnetic resonance imaging within 6 days of childbirth. The subjects were required to perform the emotional Stroop task involving happy and anxious word-face combinations. Hair samples were collected to determine cumulative hair cortisol concentration (HCC) in the third trimester.HCC was found to be negatively correlated with the recruitment of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the midcingulate cortex (MCC). In response to the emotional interference of only anxious target faces, a negative correlation was seen between HCC and the bilateral orbitofrontal cortex, extending to the rostral ACC and the MCC.Women with lower HCC recruited brain areas relevant to emotional cognitive control, indicating that lower HCC helps preserve conflict monitoring and resolution capacities and thus benefits mental health in pregnancy. |