New Study Shows Fear is Hard to Extinguish from the Developing Teenage Brain, Which May Explain Why Anxiety and Depression Spikes during Adolescence
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2012 — A new study by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers shows that adolescents’ reactions to threat remain high even when the danger is no longer present. According to researchers, once a teenager’s brain is triggered by a threat, the ability to suppress an emotional response to the threat…
