{
  "id": 16921177,
  "title": "Brain scans challenge link between prefrontal activity and ability to regulate emotions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/brain-scans-challenge-link-between-prefrontal-activity-and-ability-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T16:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-brain-scans-link-prefrontal-ability.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A person's capacity to regulate their emotions apparently cannot be determined by the activity of the prefrontal brain regions typically associated with this process. This is shown by an international fMRI analysis conducted by Dr. Maurizio Sicorello of the Central Institute for Mental Health (CIMH) and Prof. Dr. Carmen Morawetz of the University of Innsbruck, using data from 2,175 people across…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}