Effects of diazepam on BOLD activation during the processing of aversive faces

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 443-451

  Del Ben, Cristina M ^a   Ferreira, Cesar A Q ^a   Sanchez, Tiago A ^a   Alves Neto, Wolme C ^a   Guapo, Vinicius G ^a   De Araujo, Draulio B ^a,b,c   Graeff, Frederico G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal (ELS IINN)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; emotions; facial expression; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANGER; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BOLD SIGNAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANGER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIAZEPAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860111845     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881110389092     Document Type: Article

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