Sex-Specific Effects of Childhood Poverty on Neurocircuitry of Processing of Emotional Cues: A Neuroimaging Study

Background: There is accumulating evidence on the negative impacts of childhood poverty on physical and mental health. Previous work has suggested hyperactive neural response to social fear cues, as well as impairment in neural regulatory functions. However, despite differences found between males a...

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Main Authors: Arash Javanbakht, Pilyoung Kim, James E. Swain, Gary W. Evans, K. Luan Phan, Israel Liberzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-12-01
Series:Behavioral Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/6/4/28