Controllability modulates the anticipatory response in the human ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Kerr, Deborah L ^a,b   McLaren, Donald G ^c,d,e   Mathy, Robin M ^f,g,h   Nitschke, Jack B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h Central Oregon Community College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Anticipation; Controllability; FMRI; Phobia; PPI; VmPFC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874453632     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00557     Document Type: Article

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