shown individuals exposed to assaultive trauma have worse outcomes regarding cognitive function and psychopathology, as compared to those exposed to nonassaultive trauma (Cisler et al. 2011; Meyers et al. 2019). While neural differences were observed (i.e., lower frontal theta ERO power), no significant behavioral differences were observed. This is consistent with studies where participants show similar behavioral performance with differences in neural activity (Camerer and Mobbs 2017; Yu et al. 2025). These studies suggest this may be due to neural flexibility and indicate that different individuals may use different brain mechanisms to perform the same task.
