Childhood Maternal Antipathy Linked to Aberrant Adult Brain Reactions to Social Rewards.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by PsyPost
A neuroimaging study of adults with varying levels of adverse childhood experiences showed that participants reporting higher levels of maternal antipathy (in childhood) exhibited reduced activation in the brain reward network when they anticipated social rewards. The study sheds light on the neural mechanism linking adverse early experiences to later psychopathology.