AFNI: software for analysis and visualization of functional magnetic resonance neuroimages
Computers and Biomedical Research
Performance on Indirect Measures of Race Evaluation Predicts Amygdala Activation
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
A developmental examination of amygdala response to facial expressions
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
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Neuroimaging research in adults has consistently found that differential perception of race is associated with increased amygdala activity. We hypothesized that such neural biases unlikely reflect innate processes but instead emerge over development. In the current study, we used fMRI to examine the neurodevelopmental trajectory of the amygdala in response to race across childhood and adolescence ranging from 4 to 16 years. Thirty-two youths viewed African American and European American faces during a functional brain scan. Results suggest that differential amygdala response to African American faces does not emerge until adolescence, reflecting the increasing salience of race across development. In addition, greater peer diversity was associated with attenuated amygdala response to African American faces, suggesting that intergroup racial contact may reduce the salience of race.