Sex differences in cerebellar mechanisms involved in pain-related safety learning

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 123, Issue , 2015, Pages 92-99

  Labrenz, Franziska ^a   Icenhour, Adriane ^a   Thürling, Markus ^a   Schlamann, Marc ^a   Forsting, Michael ^a   Timmann, Dagmar ^a   Elsenbruch, Sigrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Conditioning; Safety learning; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CRUS; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN MAPPING; FEAR; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFETY; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLUM; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN PERCEPTION; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931259737     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2015.05.006     Document Type: Article

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