“…The neural basis of these characteristic manifestations has been explored using neuroimaging studies, which have suggested hyperactivation of the fear circuit (Bruhl, Delsignore, Komossa, & Weidt, 2014; Freitas-Ferrari et al, 2010). For example, typical social cues such as other people's faces or speech anticipation induce excessive activation of limbic emotion-related regions, including the amygdala (Davies et al, 2017; Gentili et al, 2008; Kim et al, 2018; Kraus et al, 2018; Phan, Fitzgerald, Nathan, & Tancer, 2006; Stein, Goldin, Sareen, Zorrilla, & Brown, 2002) and insula (Boehme et al, 2014; Choi, Shin, Ku, & Kim, 2016; Gentili et al, 2008; Kim et al, 2018; Straube, Kolassa, Glauer, Mentzel, & Miltner, 2004), and decreased activity of visual cortices related to processing of facial stimuli, including the fusiform gyrus and intraparietal sulcus (Binelli et al, 2016; Gentili et al, 2008). Because of the consciousness of other people's eyes, activation of regions related to theory of mind (ToM), including the superior temporal sulcus, middle temporal gyrus, and temporoparietal junction, is another characteristic (Brühl et al, 2011; Choi et al, 2016; Gentili et al, 2008; Kim et al, 2018).…”