A longitudinal imaging study connects reduced ventral striatum activity to later depression. A recent imaging study led by a scientist at The University of Texas at Dallas discovered early risk factors linked to children's temperament as well as a neural process that might predict whether a person
The study found that people who are more inhibited in early childhood and who do not react normally to prospective rewards as adolescents are more likely to develop depression later in life.A recent imaging study led by a scientist at
“The findings highlight different mechanisms in the brain and relate them to who is at greater risk for developing different mental health issues,” said Tang, who conducted the research at the, College Park, before joining UT Dallas in August. “These results could inform the development of prevention-oriented treatments tailored to the individual.”
“To show any relation with increases in depressive symptoms over time, we have to follow subjects for decades because full-blown syndromes usually do not emerge until young adulthood,” she said. The researchers found that the association between inhibition at 14 to 24 months of age and worsening depressive symptoms from ages 15 to 26 were present only among those who also showed blunted activity in the ventral striatum as adolescents. There was no similar association with anxiety.
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