Arousal modulation of memory and amygdala-parahippocampal connectivity: A PET-psychophysiology study in specific phobia

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1463-1469

  Åhs, Fredrik ^a   Palmquist, Åsa Michelgård ^a   Pissiota, Anna ^a   Appel, Lieuwe ^b   Frans, Örjan ^a   Liberzon, Israel ^c   Furmark, Tomas ^a   Fredrikson, Mats ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BIACORE AB   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Anxiety; Electrodermal; FMRI PET MRI; Learning Memory; Parahippocampal gyrus

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053563137     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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