June 2, 2006
Teens with Bipolar Disorder Misinterpret Facial Expressions
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A new study shows that bipolar teens misinterpret facial expressions to be hostile more often than their healthy counterparts. This could explain why bipolar teens tend to be more aggressive and irritable and struggle with social problems. Researchers also discovered that the left amygdala, which registers fear in the brain, reacted more in children with bipolar disorder than those without when they were asked to rate hostility in neutral facial expressions.
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