Examining the dynamic characteristics of brain functional networks in individuals with high social anxiety traits using other neuroimaging techniques
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The gap
examining the dynamic characteristics of brain functional networks in individuals with high social anxiety traits using other neuroimaging techniques, - investigating the relationship between microstate dynamics and social anxiety symptoms in different populations, - exploring the effects of interventions on microstate dynamics in individuals with social anxiety
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 8 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Attentional Impairments and Neural Compensation in Adolescents with High Social Anxiety Traits: A Combined ERP and Functional Connectivity Study (2026) · Journal of Intelligence · doi
The paper identifies a gap in the research on the neural mechanisms of social information processing in adolescents with social anxiety. Prior work has focused on the behavioral and cognitive aspects of social anxiety, but the neural mechanisms remain poorly understood. The study aims to address this gap by employing a combined ERP and functional connectivity approach.
generalstated research gapKeywords: paper identifies gap research neural mechanisms social information - Altered microstate C and D dynamics in high social anxiety: a resting-state EEG study (2025) · Frontiers in Psychology · cited 7× · doi
examining the dynamic characteristics of brain functional networks in individuals with high social anxiety traits using other neuroimaging techniques, - investigating the relationship between microstate dynamics and social anxiety symptoms in different populations, - exploring the effects of interventions on microstate dynamics in individuals with social anxiety
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: examining dynamic characteristics brain functional networks individuals high - Altered prefrontal effective connectivity during emotion regulation in social anxiety disorder (2026) · The British Journal of Psychiatry · cited 1× · doi
Most studies have used undirected functional connectivity, leaving a gap in understanding directed connectivity in social anxiety disorder. The study addresses the need to characterise connectivity patterns in healthy controls and compare them to those with social anxiety disorder. The gap in understanding the neural mechanisms of emotion regulation in social anxiety disorder is addressed by this study.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: studies have used undirected functional connectivity leaving gap
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