Functional connectivity between the nucleus accumbens and amygdala underlies avoidance learning during adolescence: Implications for developmental psychopathology
Adolescents show heightened NAcc-amygdala functional connectivity during escape from threat. Higher anxiety and depression symptoms are associated with elevated NAcc-amygdala connectivity during safety, which may reflect poor safety versus threat discrimination.
Authors
- Emilia Ninova
- Natalie M. Saragosa‐Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4493-6113)
- João F. Guassi Moreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8312-4487)
- Benjamin M. Rosenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5346-6889)
- W.J. MEREDITH (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1252-4664)
- Adriana S. Méndez Leal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0147-9450)
- Elizabeth Gaines
- Yael H. Waizman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-491X)
- Jennifer A. Silvers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6615-5473)
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- California Southern University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Development and Psychopathology
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s095457942400141x
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.56
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development