Reduced anterior insula, enlarged amygdala in alcoholism and associated depleted von Economo neurons

Brain

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-79

  Senatorov, Vladimir V ^a   Damadzic, Ruslan ^a   Mann, Claire L ^a   Schwandt, Melanie L ^a   George, David T ^a   Hommer, Daniel W ^a   Heilig, Markus ^a   Momenan, Reza ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Amygdala; Insula; MRI; Von Economo neurons

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALA; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL COGNITION; VON ECONOMO NEURON; WHITE MATTER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN CORTEX; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PATHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; NEURONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979863819     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awu305     Document Type: Article

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