Childhood adversity accelerates amygdaloid maturation in a particular way. Normally, around adolescence the frontal cortex gains the ability to inhibit the amygdala, saying, “I wouldn’t do this if I were you.” But after childhood adversity, the amygdala develops the ability to inhibit the frontal cortex, saying, “I’m doing this and just try to stop me.”
Amygdala childhood adversity
