Not exact matches
The researchers scanned the entire brain and discovered that memories of alcohol consumption — often prompted by external
stimuli — caused activation of this protein in specific regions of the frontal cortex, the area of the brain related to memory processing, as well as in the nucleus of the amygdala, which is responsible for
emotional memories and
involved in the
emotional symptoms related to withdrawal.
The fMRI results (event - related design) show that chemosensory anxiety signals activate brain areas
involved in the processing of social
emotional stimuli (fusiform gyrus), and in the regulation of empathic feelings (insula, precuneus, cingulate cortex).
Relative to healthy controls, MDD youth displayed a potentiated response to peer rejection in a ventral network of brain regions
involved in the identification of
emotional and social
stimuli and the generation of affective states (Phillips et al., 2003), including the sgACC, anterior insula, amygdala and NAcc.
Perseverance
involves an attentional component where young people need to be able to attend to
stimuli for a prolonged period of time to be able to complete a task, and an
emotional component where young people need to be able to stay calm and on track when they face challenges and frustrations in completing a task.