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Activation Imaging Approach

Attempts to directly link functional brain activity with cognitive behavioral data.

Amygdala

The region of the brain, located in the medial-temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in emotion.

Antioxidants

Compounds that protect cells from the harmful effects of free radicals.

Axon

A structure of the neuron that contains neurofibers.