Brain Activity Reflects Differences in Types of Anxiety, University of Illinois Study Shows

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — All anxiety is not created equal, and a research team at the University of Illinois now has the data to prove it. The team has found the most compelling evidence yet of differing patterns of brain activity associated with each of two types of anxiety: anxious apprehension (verbal rumination, worry) and anxious arousal (intense fear, panic, or both).

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