Experiential, autonomic, and neural responses during threat anticipation vary as a function of threat intensity and neuroticism

NeuroImage

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 401-410

  Drabant, Emily M ^a,b   Kuo, Janice R ^a   Ramel, Wiveka ^a   Blechert, Jens ^a   Edge, Michael D ^a   Cooper, Jeff R ^d   Goldin, Philippe R ^a   Hariri, Ahmad R ^c   Gross, James J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate; Anticipation; Anxiety; FMRI; Insula; Neuroticism; Unpredictability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ANTICIPATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULA; MENTAL TASK; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; THREAT;

BRAIN; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78951472268     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.11.040     Document Type: Article

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