comprising the amygdala and specific regions of the medial prefrontal cortex, including the anterior cingulate cortex and the medial orbitofrontal cortex. This circuit plays a key role in emotion ...

These include parts of the prefrontal cortex (important for decision-making and cognitive control), the hippocampus, the anterior cingulate ... anxiety disorders? The amygdala, which is centrally ...

These include parts of the prefrontal cortex (important for decision-making and cognitive control), the hippocampus, the anterior cingulate ... anxiety disorders? The amygdala, which is centrally ...

As teens continue to develop, the emotional area of the brain - the amygdala - develops sooner than the part of the brain needed for self control and decision making - the prefrontal cortex.