Childhood emotional maltreatment severity is associated with dorsal medial prefrontal cortex responsivity to social exclusion in young adults.

Children who have experienced chronic parental rejection and exclusion during childhood, as is the case in childhood emotional maltreatment, may become especially sensitive to social exclusion. This study investigated the neural and emotional responses to social exclusion (with the Cyberball task) i...

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Main Authors: Anne-Laura van Harmelen, Kirsten Hauber, Bregtje Gunther Moor, Philip Spinhoven, Albert E Boon, Eveline A Crone, Bernet M Elzinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24416347/?tool=EBI