Hippocampal Functioning and Verbal Associative Memory in Adolescents with Congenital Hypothyroidism

Thyroid hormone (TH) is essential for normal development of the hippocampus, which is critical for memory and particularly for learning and recalling associations between visual and verbal stimuli. Adolescents with congenital hypothyroidism (CH), who lack TH in late gestation and early life, demonst...

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Main Authors: Wheeler, Sarah M., McLelland, Victoria C., Sheard, Erin, McAndrews, Mary Pat, Rovet, Joanne F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610202/