Taken together, these results on emotional processing showdifferential modulation of amygdala and mPFC regions in BDPand relatives compared to controls, with an impairment of down-regulation of the amygdala activity, although results are stilldiscordant and need further exploration. Interaction of cognitive and emotional processes might involve differences of activation inmore attention-related regions, such as the inferior frontal gyrusand parietal cortex.