Alternative Explanation for fMRI Findings in Social Phobia

Alternative Explanation for fMRI Findings in Social Phobia

Disgust stimuli can activate the insula (2), and there is evidence for increased activation of the insula in response to disgust faces in social phobia (3). [...] on the basis of the information provided, increased sensitivity to disgust could explain the difference in insula responses between patie...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 2011-05, Vol.168 (5), p.551-551
1. Verfasser: Hubbeling, Dieneke A.A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Brain - physiology
Brain - physiopathology
Case-Control Studies
Emotions - physiology
Fear & phobias
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neurology
Phobic Disorders - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:Disgust stimuli can activate the insula (2), and there is evidence for increased activation of the insula in response to disgust faces in social phobia (3). [...] on the basis of the information provided, increased sensitivity to disgust could explain the difference in insula responses between patients with social phobia and healthy comparison subjects.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10121800