Neuroticism and extraversion are associated with amygdala resting-state functional connectivity

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 836-848

  Aghajani, Moji ^a,b   Veer, Ilya M ^a,c   Van Tol, Marie José ^d   Aleman, André ^d   Van Buchem, Mark A ^a,e   Veltman, Dick J ^f   Rombouts, Serge A R B ^a,e   Van Der Wee, Nic J ^a,e  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Acad Ctr Child and Adol Psychiat   (Netherlands)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Extraversion; Functional connectivity; Neuroticism; Resting state fMRI

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY DISORDER; BLOOD; BRAIN MAPPING; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REST; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BRAIN MAPPING; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REST;

EID: 84904340403     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-013-0224-0     Document Type: Article

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