Controllability over stressor decreases responses in key threat-related brain areas
Limbachia et al conduct a fMRI study in which participants are shown stressful stimuli that is either controllable or not. They show that the ability to control a stressor results in reduced activity in key areas of the brain that coordinate responses to a perceived threat.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01537-5 |