Fear of the Unknown: Uncertain Anticipation Reveals Amygdala Alterations in Childhood Anxiety Disorders

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1428-1435

  Williams, Lisa E ^a,b   Oler, Jonathan A ^a,b   Fox, Andrew S ^a,b,c   McFarlin, Daniel R ^a,b   Rogers, Gregory M ^a   Jesson, Maria A L ^a,b   Davidson, Richard J ^a,b,c   Pine, Daniel S ^d   Kalin, Ned H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYGDALA; ANTICIPATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; FACIAL RECOGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY;

AMYGDALA; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD; CUES; FACIAL RECOGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84937400610     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.328     Document Type: Article

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