ArticlePsychiatry investigation2017
Altered Function of Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Adolescents with Peer Verbal Abuse History.
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- Neurobiological correlates of the social and emotional impact of peer victimization: A review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
- Large-scale network dynamics in neural response to emotionally negative stimuli linked to serotonin 1A binding in major depressive disorder.Molecular psychiatry · 2021Article
- Effects of emotional maltreatment on semantic network activity during cognitive reappraisal.Brain imaging and behavior · 2021Article
- Validation of the Traumatic Antecedents Questionnaire using item response theory.Brain and behavior · 2020Article
- Verbal Abuse Related to Self-Esteem Damage and Unjust Blame Harms Mental Health and Social Interaction in College Population.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- The Associations of Emotion Coping Appraisal With Both the Cue-Outcome Contingency and Perceived Verbal Abuse Exposure.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivePrevious studies showing the association of exposure to peer (PeVA) and parental verbal abuse in childhood with structural alterations in the young adult brain suggest functional changes in adolescence. In this functional MRI study, we investigated the effects of exposure to PeVA, during elementary and middle school periods, on brain response to emotional words, in high school students.
methodsAn emotional Stroop task consisting of swear, negative, positive, and neutral words was performed during functional MRI scan for 23 subjects who were divided into low- and high exposure groups to PeVA.
resultsHigh-PeVA group had a higher depression score, greater left ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC) activity, and higher left VLPFC-left hippocampus connectivity in swear word conditions. The VLPFC activity and left VLPFC-left hippocampus connectivity was negatively related to the severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms, respectively.
conclusionThese preliminary findings support the hypothesis that exposure to PeVA, during childhood, is an aversive stimulus associated with meaningful functional change in emotional regulation network, showing hypersensitivity to swear words, at middle adolescence.
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