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SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE
卷 8, 期 4, 页码 362-369出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss007
关键词
Amygdala; childhood emotional maltreatment; fMRI; mPFC; stress
资金
- Brystol-Myers Squibb
- Geestkracht program of the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) [10-000-1002]
- VIDI grant [016-085-353]
- Netherlands Wetenschaps Organisatie (NWO)
In the context of chronic childhood emotional maltreatment (CEM; emotional abuse and/or neglect), adequately responding to facial expressions is an important skill. Over time, however, this adaptive response may lead to a persistent vigilance for emotional facial expressions. The amygdala and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are key regions in face processing. However, the neurobiological correlates of face processing in adults reporting CEM are yet unknown. We examined amydala and mPFC reactivity to emotional faces (Angry, Fearful, Sad, Happy, Neutral) vs scrambled faces in healthy controls and unmedicated patients with depression and/or anxiety disorders reporting CEM before the age of 16 years (n = 60), and controls and patients who report no childhood abuse (n = 75). We found that CEM was associated with enhanced bilateral amygdala reactivity to emotional faces in general, and independent of psychiatric status. Furthermore, we found no support for differential mPFC functioning, suggesting that amygdala hyper-responsivity to emotional facial perception in adults reporting CEM may be independent from top-down influences of the mPFC. These findings may be key in understanding the increased emotional sensitivity and interpersonal difficulties, that have been reported in individuals with a history of CEM.
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