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Social and Intergroup Psychology The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

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Minority Stress and the Effects on Emotion Processing in Transgender Men and Cisgender People: A Study Combining fMRI and 1H-MRS

Meltem Kiyar, Mary-Ann Kubre, Sarah Collet, Sourav Bhaduri, Guy T’Sjoen, Antonio Guillamón, et al.
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology Summary & key facts 2021 7 citations

In a brain-imaging study of 30 transgender men, 30 cisgender men, and 35 cisgender women, participants watched angry, neutral, happy, and surprised faces while researchers measured brain activity (fMRI) and brain choline levels (1H-MRS) and asked about anxiety and stress. The researchers found that in transgender men only, choline levels…

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Social and Intergroup Psychology
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