Amygdala, Ventral Striatum and Prefrontal Cortex (IMAGE)

Duke University

Amygdala, Ventral Striatum and Prefrontal Cortex

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Individuals whose brains exhibit a high response to threat in the amygdala (left) and a low response to reward in the ventral striatum (middle) are more at risk of developing symptoms of anxiety and depression over time. The new study shows that these at-risk individuals were less likely to develop anxiety if they also had high activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (right).

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Matthew Scult, Duke University

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