ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Emotional Reactivity in Adolescence Is Related to Less Amygdalar Differentiation between Negative and Neutral Stimuli
- Jeremy Rudoler
University of Delaware - Melanie Matyi
University of Delaware - Leah Church
University of Delaware - Nadia Bounoua
University of Delaware - Kaleigh Wieand
University of Delaware - Jeffrey Spielberg
University of Delaware
Abstract
Emotional reactivity (ER) during adolescence is linked to severe negative outcomes, but the causes remain unclear. We found that low ER adolescents showed higher amygdala activation to negative (vs. neutral) images, whereas high ER participants displayed high activation to both types. Thus, high ER adolescents treated neutral stimuli as negative.
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