Reduced orbitofrontal-striatal activity on a reversal learning task in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1225-1236

  Remijnse, Peter L ^a,b   Nielen, Marjan M A ^a   Van Balkom, Anton J L M ^a,c   Cath, Daniëlle C ^a,c   Van Oppen, Patricia ^a,c   Uylings, Harry B M ^a,b,d   Veltman, Dick J ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Graduate School of Communication   (Netherlands)

^c GGZ Foundation for Mental Health Care Buitenamstel   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INSULA; LEARNING; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ORBITAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PUNISHMENT; REWARD;

EID: 33750736612     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.63.11.1225     Document Type: Article

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