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. 2020 Apr 18;45(8):1272–1279. doi: 10.1038/s41386-020-0677-0

Fig. 1. Association of prenatal perceived stress and hippocampal connectivity.

Fig. 1

a Higher levels of perceived stress scale (PSS) in the 3rd trimester were associated with weaker infant connectivity between the left hippocampus and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC). b Higher PSS associated with weaker connectivity between the right hippocampus and dACC, with weaker connectivity between the right hippocampus and middle cingulate cortex (MCC), and with stronger connectivity between the right hippocampus and the temporal lobe. Scatterplots below the images visualize the distribution of the observed data points for average infant connectivity in the detected regions plotted against maternal perceived stress during the 3rd trimester.