Card 7 / 54: Age influences specific brain functions related to emotion and reward. Which of these is NOT true according to research studies?
A)
nucleus accumbens activation in anticipation to reward is greater in adolescence than either childhood or adulthood
B)
reward-related activation in older people is like that of younger people in anticipation of potential gain, but reduced in anticipation of potential loss
C)
amygdala activation in older adults is reduced for emotionally negative scenes but not reduced for emotionally positive scenes
D)
frontal-lobe activation in older adults with successful cognitive aging is more asymmetric than in younger adults
Answer:
D) frontal-lobe activation in older adults with successful cognitive aging is more asymmetric than in younger adults
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