Individuals with PTSD were shown pictures of faces with fearful expressions. In this study, the symptoms of the people with PTSD were ????????_________________ correlated with the activation of the amygdala and ____________ correlated with the activation of the medial prefrontal cortex.

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The question is asking for correlations between PTSD symptoms and activation of certain brain regions. The amygdala is known to be involved in fear processing, so it makes sense that activation of the amygdala would be positively correlated with PTSD symptoms. On the other hand, the medial prefrontal cortex is involved in emotion regulation and has been shown to have reduced activation in individuals with PTSD, so it makes sense that activation of the medial prefrontal cortex would be negatively correlated with PTSD symptoms. Therefore, the best choice is A) positively correlated with the activation of the amygdala and negatively correlated with the activation of the medial prefrontal cortex.

Individuals with PTSD Were Shown Pictures of Faces with Fearful