Amygdala
Investigational therapy may be effective for amygdala-driven mental health conditions
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — An emerging investigational therapeutic may be effective while being safe and generally well-tolerated for the treatment of mental health conditions driven by activity in the amygdala, according to research presented here.
Excessive crying, irritability in infancy linked to smaller amygdala, behavior issues
Infants who cried excessively and were more irritable had smaller amygdala volume, as well as more internalizing and externalizing problems in childhood and adolescence, researchers reported.
Amygdala overgrowth begins in first year of life in infants with ASD
The amygdala, which is enlarged in children aged 2 years who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, appears to accelerate in growth in the first 6 to 12 months of life, researchers reported in The American Journal of Psychiatry.
Detection of neurobiological stress associated with risk for takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Risk for development of takotsubo cardiomyopathy may be associated with level of amygdala activity as measured by PET or CT imaging, according to data published in the European Heart Journal.
Poor family functioning during pregnancy may alter child’s brain, behavior
Maternal-reported poor family functioning during pregnancy may be associated with child brain characteristics that underlie behavioral problems, according to results of a population-based cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Healio Minute Podcast, Neurology Edition: Top Headlines - Week of April 18, 2022
In this week’s edition, the FDA approval of an oral anticonvulsant; plus news you may have missed from the AAN and ACTRIMS meetings.