Andrea Pelletier-Baldelli, Margaret A Sheridan, Marc D Rudolph, Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, Sophia Martin, Ellora M Srabani, Matteo Giletta, Paul D Hastings, Matthew K Nock, George M Slavich, Karen D Rudolph, Mitchell J Prinstein, Adam Bryant Miller
Despite copious data linking brain function with changes to social behavior and mental health, little is known about how puberty relates to brain functioning. We investigated the specificity of brain network connectivity associations with pubertal indices and age to inform neurodevelopmental models of adolescence. We examined how brain network connectivity during a peer evaluation fMRI task related to pubertal hormones (dehydroepiandrosterone and testosterone), pubertal timing and status, and age. Participants were 99 adolescents assigned female at birth aged 9-15 (M = 12...
February 10, 2024: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience