Neural circuits associated with positive and negative self-appraisal

Neuroscience

Volumn 265, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-59

  Bruhl A B ^a,e   Rufer, M ^b   Kaffenberger, T ^a,c   Baur, V ^b   Herwig, U ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Emotion; FMRI; Insula; Self reference; Self worth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894080039     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.01.053     Document Type: Article

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