Pathological amygdala activation during working memory performance: Evidence for a pathophysiological trait marker in bipolar affective disorder

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-125

  Gruber, Oliver ^a   Tost, Heike ^b   Henseler, Ilona ^a   Schmael, Christine ^b   Scherk, Harald ^a   Ende, Gabriele ^b   Ruf, Matthias ^b   Falkai, Peter ^a   Rietschel, Marcella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological subtype; Brain imaging; Genetic effect; Limbic system; Psychotic disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN MAPPING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 74049115529     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20849     Document Type: Article

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