Botulinum toxin-induced facial muscle paralysis affects amygdala responses to the perception of emotional expressions: Preliminary findings from an A-B-A design

Biology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kim, M Justin ^a   Neta, Maital ^b   Davis, F Caroline ^c,d   Ruberry, Erika J ^e   Dinescu, Diana ^f   Heatherton, Todd F ^a   Stotland, Mitchell A ^g,h   Whalen, Paul J ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^g DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Botulinum toxin; Corrugator supercilii; Facial feedback hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANGER; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAPPY; HUMAN; MEDIAL TEMPORAL LOBE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 84930333169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20455380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-5380-4-11     Document Type: Article

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