Fig. 2.

Subcortical-subcortical (amygdala-ventral striatal [VS]) connectivity is associated with age and behavior during the imaging task. (A) Amygdala-VS connectivity to the emotional target (i.e the “go”) cues decreases linearly as a function of age (B = −0.01; t(153) = −5.50; P<0.001). (B) This subcortical-subcortical connectivity in response to emotional cues predicts cue-triggered cognitive control, with higher amygdala-VS connectivity predicting less cognitive control as measured by d-prime (r = −0.32, t(151) = −4.16, P<0.001). For age groups—children: less than 13.1 years [n = 55 participants], adolescents: 13.1–18.0 years [n = 36 participants], adults: greater than 18.0 years [n = 69 participants].