Amygdala functional connectivity as a longitudinal biomarker of symptom changes in generalized anxiety

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1719-1728

  Makovac, Elena ^a,b   Watson, David R ^b   Meeten, Frances ^b,c,d   Garfinkel, Sarah N ^b,e   Cercignani, Mara ^b   Critchley, Hugo D ^b,d,e   Ottaviani, Cristina ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala functional connectivity; Emotion regulation; Generalized anxiety disorder; Heart rate variability; Longitudinal; Perseverative cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84996848145     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsw091     Document Type: Article

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