Effects of Early Thyroid Hormone Deficiency on Autobiographical Memory and Hippocampal Structure and Function during Late Childhood and Early Adolescence

The hippocampus, which is a critical brain region for episodic autobiographical memory (AM), is particularly vulnerable to damage following periods of early thyroid hormone (TH) deficiency. Although numerous studies have examined AM performance in adult patients with hippocampal damage, no study has...

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Main Author: Willoughby, Karen
Other Authors: Rovet, Joanne
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/31973

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