Abnormal Left and Right Amygdala-Orbitofrontal Cortical Functional Connectivity to Emotional Faces: State Versus Trait Vulnerability Markers of Depression in Bipolar Disorder

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 422-431

  Versace, Amelia ^a   Thompson, Wesley K ^a   Zhou, Donli ^a   Almeida, Jorge R C ^a,b   Hassel, Stefanie ^a   Klein, Crystal R ^a   Kupfer, David J ^a   Phillips, Mary L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; bipolar disorder; emotional processing; functional connectivity; neuroimaging; OFC

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AFFECT; AMYGDALA; ANISOTROPY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 75849125921     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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