Amygdala and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex function during anticipated peer evaluation in pediatric social anxiety.
CONTEXT: Amygdala and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (vlPFC) dysfunction manifests in adolescents with anxiety disorders when they view negatively valenced stimuli in threatening contexts. Such fear-circuitry dysfunction may also manifest when anticipated social evaluation leads socially anxious ad...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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