Atypical Neural Activation During Emotional but Not Nonemotional Response Inhibition in Healthy Young People Exposed to Childhood Maltreatment and Peer Victimization

These findings suggest that early-life interpersonal stress is associated with atypical neural activation during emotionally driven decision making but not during nonemotional response inhibition, underscoring the importance of examining both "hot" and "cold" decision-making processes. The atypical activation of key emotion-visual processing regions may be a potential mechanism to cope with aversive experiences and may reflect the brain's attempt to facilitate emotional inhibitory control, particularly in resilient maltreated youths.