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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Main Authors: Guyer, A, Lau, J, McClure-Tone, E, Parrish, J, Shiffrin, N, Reynolds, R, Chen, G, Blair, R, Leibenluft, E, Fox, N, Ernst, M, Pine, D, Nelson, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008

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