Voluntary switching between identities in dissociative identity disorder: A functional MRI case study

Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-119

  Savoy, R L ^a,b   Frederick, B B ^b,c   Keuroghlian, A S ^b,c   Wolk, P C ^b,c,d  

^a HyperVision Inc   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Psychoanalytic Institute of New England East   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissociative identity disorder; Functional MRI; Switching personalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOTOR CORTEX; MULTIPLE PERSONALITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIMARY SENSORY CORTEX; REWARD;

EID: 84864718018     PISSN: 17588928     EISSN: 17588936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17588928.2012.669750     Document Type: Article

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