Context: Prematurely born children have a high risk of developmental and behavioral
disabilities. Cerebral abnormalities at term age have been clearly linked with later behavior
alterations, but existing studies did not focus on the amygdala. Moreover, studies of early
amygdala development after premature birth in humans are scarce. Objective: To compare
amygdala volumes in very preterm infants at term equivalent age (TEA) and term born
infants, and to relate premature infants' amygdala volumes with their performance on the …