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Reduced brain connections seen in people with generalized anxiety disorder
September 4, 2012 by NewsBot
A new imaging study shows the brains of people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have weaker connections between a brain structure that controls emotional response and the amygdala, which suggests the brain's "panic button" may stay on due to lack of regulation.