Aberrant neural connectivity during emotional processing associated with posttraumatic stress

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 748-755

  Sadeh, Naomi ^a,b   Spielberg, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Warren, Stacie L ^a,c   Miller, Gregory A ^a,d   Heller, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Hippocampus; Hyperarousal; Medial prefrontal cortex; Reexperiencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927734452     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702614530113     Document Type: Article

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