Sex differences in the persistence of the amygdala response to negative material

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1388-1394

  Andreano, Joseph M ^a   Dickerson, Bradford C ^a   Barrett, Lisa Feldman ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Habituation; Sex

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BLOOD; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927560434     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst127     Document Type: Article

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