The adolescent brain Week 7

In phobias, what does spontaneous recovery mean?

Re emergance of fear after a delay

In phobias, what does Renewal mean?

Re emergance of fear outside of the extinction context

In phobias, what does reintstaement mean?

Re emergance of fear after exposure to the unconditioned stimulus

How does the Amygdala relate to fear? (amygdala in green)

It is essential for fer learning, also because of proximity to hippocampus

What could explain tees being more strongly emotional?

The difference in speed of the development of the Limbic and prefrontal regions (PRefrontal being delayed relateive to limbic regions)

How does the amygdala ract after being exposed to the same scary stimulus repeatedly

It habituates

What was special about people with amygdalas who haituated less?

Less connectivity from amygdala to vmPFC

Which age group does fear extinction work least well

Adolescents

Who does cognitive appraisa work best for

adults

What region is most associated with cognitive reappraisal ?

PFC the left inferior frontal gyrus

in which age do people use the left IFG most?

As an adult, increasing since childhood