Neural responses to fearful eyes in children with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 99-109

  Sebastian, C L ^a,b   McCrory, E J ^a   Dadds, M R ^c   Cecil, C A M ^a   Lockwood, P L ^a   Hyde, Z H ^a   De Brito, S A ^d   Viding, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Callous unemotional traits; conduct problems; fear; fMRI; reactive aggression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTION; EYE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONS; EYE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84889828170     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713000482     Document Type: Article

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