A meta-analysis of the anterior cingulate contribution to social pain

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-27

  Rotge, Jean Yves ^a,b   Lemogne, Cedric ^a,b,c   Hinfray, Sophie ^a,b   Huguet, Pascal ^d,e   Grynszpan, Ouriel ^f   Tartour, Eric ^b,g   George, Nathalie ^f   Fossati, Philippe ^f,h  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^g HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^h PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Cyberball; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Meta analysis; Social pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN CORTEX; CHILD; CINGULATE GYRUS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84973425981     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsu110     Document Type: Article

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