Prenatal Origins of Temperament: Fetal Growth, Brain Structure, and Inhibitory Control in Adolescence

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-299613
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.29961

Schlotz, Wolff ; Godfrey, Keith M. ; Phillips, David I.

Preview

PDF
(902kB)

Date of publication of this fulltext: 19 May 2014 07:37

Alternative links to fulltext:DOI Publisher

Details

Preview

Export bibliographical data

Abstract

Objective Individual differences in the temperamental dimension of effortful control are constitutionally based and have been associated with an adverse prenatal developmental environment, with structural brain alterations presenting a potential mechanism. We investigated this hypothesis for anatomically defined brain regions implicated in cognitive and inhibitory motor ...