Open AccessEvidence for a Specific Defect in Hippocampal Memory in Overt and Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Author(s) -
Neuman Correia,
Sinéad L. Mullally,
Gillian E. Cooke,
Tommy Kyaw Tun,
Niamh Phelan,
Joanne Feeney,
Maria Fitzgibbon,
Gerard Boran,
Shane M. O’Mara,
James Gibney
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-2702
Subject(s) - subclinical infection , hippocampal formation , medicine , neuroscience , pediatrics , cardiology , psychology
Declarative memory largely depends upon normal functioning temporal lobes (hippocampal complex) and prefrontal cortex. Animal studies suggest abnormal hippocampal function in hypothyroidism.
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