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Size, connectivity of brain region linked to anxiety level in young children

November 20, 2013 by

Researchers have shown that by measuring the size and connectivity of a part of the brain associated with processing emotion -- the amygdala -- they can predict the degree of anxiety a young child is experiencing in daily life.

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