Experimental evidence for a child‐to‐adolescent switch in human amygdala‐prefrontal cortex communication: A cross‐sectional pilot study
Gee DG, Hanson C, Caglar LR, Fareri DS, Gabard‐Durnam L, Mills‐Finnerty C, Goff B, Caldera CJ, Lumian DS, Flannery J, Hanson SJ, Tottenham N. Experimental evidence for a child‐to‐adolescent switch in human amygdala‐prefrontal cortex communication: A cross‐sectional pilot study. Developmental Science 2022, 25: e13238. PMID: 35080089, PMCID: PMC9232876, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional pilot studyAge-related switchAmygdala reactivityPresent cross-sectional pilot studyPilot studyAnterior cingulate cortex activationDorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) activationAmygdala connectivityCortex activationPrefrontal cortexDACC activationAmygdalaPrefrontal functionChildhoodPrefrontal engagementEmotional behaviorChildhood experiencesAdolescenceVentromedial PFCDACCOpposite effectBayesian network analysisActivationVmPFCReverse information flow