Developmental Trajectories of Amygdala and Hippocampus from Infancy to Early Adulthood in Healthy Individuals

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 10; p. e46970
• Main Authors: Uematsu, Akiko, Matsui, Mie, Tanaka, Chiaki, Takahashi, Tsutomu, Noguchi, Kyo, Suzuki, Michio, Nishijo, Hisao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.10.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Aging - physiology; Amygdala; Amygdala - growth & development; Amygdala - physiology; Autism; Biology; Brain; Brain research; Child; Child development; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Female; Females; Functional Laterality - physiology; Gender aspects; Gender differences; Health; Hippocampus; Hippocampus - growth & development; Hippocampus - physiology; Hormones; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Magnetic resonance imaging; Male; Males; Medicine; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Organ Size; Pharmaceutical sciences; Pregnancy; Puberty; Schizophrenia; Sex; Sex Characteristics; Sex differences; Sex hormones; Sexual dimorphism; Studies; Testosterone; Trajectories; Young Adult; Young adults

Knowledge of amygdalar and hippocampal development as they pertain to sex differences and laterality would help to understand not only brain development but also the relationship between brain volume and brain functions. However, few studies investigated development of these two regions, especially...