Teen Anticipation Circuit Nodes (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

Teen Anticipation Circuit Nodes

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Nodes of a brain circuit for social emotion and approach behavior activated more in teenage girls than in boys with age. Functional MRI data (red) superimposed on anatomical MRI images.

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NIMH Emotion and Development Branch

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