Dorsal/ventral parcellation of the amygdala: Relevance to impulsivity and aggression

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 211, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-30

  Gopal, Abilash ^a   Clark, Erika ^e   Allgair, Amy ^d,e   D'Amato, Christopher ^c   Furman, Margery ^e   Gansler, David A ^c,e   Fulwiler, Carl ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c LEMUEL SHATTUCK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation control; Aggression; Amygdala; Emotion; Impulsivity; Psychiatric; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL AMYGDALA; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONTROL; VENTRAL AMYGDALA;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 84872869294     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: 18727506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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