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Previous research has found that males and females have differential neural responses to dental phobia. According to the few studies that have been conducted on the subject, dental phobia is equally distributed between males and females (Scheinle, Scharmuller, Leutgeb, Schafer & Stark, 2013; Sartory, Heinen, Pundt & Johren, 2006). Associated brain areas with dental phobia have also been discovered by xx. In their study Insula, amygdala and motor area (ref 20) were found to be associated with arousal activity during phobia provoking stimulus. During an experiment performed by Schienle, Scharmuller, Leutgeb, Schafer and Stark (2013) sex-specific neural responses were observed that are indicators of differential brain activation and anatomy in patients with dental phobia. During symptom provocation, more substantial activity of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) was observed in males compared to females (Schienle, Scharmuller, Leutgeb, Schafer & Stark, 2013). This part of the brain is associated with voluntary attention and cognitive regulation of emotions (Ochsner et al. 2004).