Children's behavior problems may stem from ineffective cortical mechanisms for regulating
negative emotions, and the success of interventions may depend on their impact on such
mechanisms. We examined neurophysiological markers associated with emotion regulation
in children comorbid for externalizing and internalizing problems before and after treatment.
We hypothesized that treatment success would correspond with reduced ventral prefrontal
activation, and increased dorsomedial prefrontal activation, at the time point of an event …

Background: The present study was designed to examine prefrontal cortical processes in
anxious children that mediate cognitive regulation in response to emotion-eliciting stimuli,
and the changes that occur after anxious children participate in a cognitive behavioral
therapy treatment program. Methods: Electroencephalographic activity was recorded from
clinically anxious children and typically developing children at pre-and post-treatment
sessions. Event-related potential components were recorded while children performed a …