Developmental L1

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what's another name for the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal system?
HPA axis
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which pathway is responsible for the fight or flight response?
sympathomedullary
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Which area of the brain is most damaged by excess cortisol exposure?
Hippocampus
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What placental enzyme do rodents not have?
11b-HSD
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maternal and foetal cortisol levels are ______ correlated
positively
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what is an issue when applying animal findings to humans?
generalisability
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maternal stress-induced release of placenta hormones has only been found in...
primates
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the effects of lack of blood flow to the placenta and foetal stress are...
interactive
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what kind of processes may damage infant-mother relationships further?
bidirectional
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prenatal anxiety is a direct causal mechanism of what according to O'Connor et al. (2002/2003)?
psychopathy
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which pathway is responsible for the fight or flight response?

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Which area of the brain is most damaged by excess cortisol exposure?

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What placental enzyme do rodents not have?

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maternal and foetal cortisol levels are ______ correlated

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