Oral Contraceptives Modulate the Relationship Between Resting Brain Activity, Amygdala Connectivity and Emotion Recognition – A Resting State fMRI Study

Recent research into the effects of hormonal contraceptives on emotion processing and brain function suggests that hormonal contraceptive users show (a) reduced accuracy in recognizing emotions compared to naturally cycling women, and (b) alterations in amygdala volume and connectivity at rest. To d...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Shanice Menting-Henry, Esmeralda Hidalgo-Lopez, Markus Aichhorn, Martin Kronbichler, Hubert Kerschbaum, Belinda Pletzer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Subjects:	emotion recognition amygdala limbic system resting state fMRI brain connectivity ALFF
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.775796/full