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20441689

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Reduced posterior corpus callosum (CC) area has been consistently observed in children and adolescents born very preterm (VPT). CC structural differences are also observed in people diagnosed with empathy disorders. This study examined empathy in relation to CC size in VPT adults and controls. CC area was manually measured for 17 VPT adults and 9 controls. Participants completed the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Davis, 1980) and the Empathy Quotient (Baron-Cohen & Wheelwright, 2004). VPT adults had reduced posterior CC area in contrast to controls, and a positive linear trend was observed between posterior CC size and gestational age. No between-group empathy differences were observed, although self-reported personal distress in response to social situations was higher in VPT adults, and negatively associated with anterior CC area. We conclude that VPT adults have a smaller posterior CC, which is associated with gestational age, and elevated social distress, which may be mediated by anterior CC size.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1469-7661
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
716-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
The corpus callosum and empathy in adults with a history of preterm birth.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, United Kingdom. emma.lawrence@kcl.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't