Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 33-45 , 22 November 2006

An analysis of functional neuroimaging studies of dorsolateral prefrontal cortical activity in depression

  • Paul B. Fitzgerald

      Affiliations

    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University Department of Psychological Medicine, Commercial Rd, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, First Floor, Old Baker Building, The Alfred, Commercial Rd, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9276 6552; fax: +61 3 9276 6588.
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  • Tom J. Oxley

      Affiliations

    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University Department of Psychological Medicine, Commercial Rd, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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  • Angela R. Laird

      Affiliations

    • Research Imaging Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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  • Jayashri Kulkarni

      Affiliations

    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University Department of Psychological Medicine, Commercial Rd, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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  • Gary F. Egan

      Affiliations

    • Howard Florey Institute, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Zafiris J. Daskalakis

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Clarke Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Received 22 December 2005 ,Revised 28 March 2006 ,Accepted 10 April 2006.

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PII: S0925-4927(06)00068-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.04.006

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 33-45 , 22 November 2006

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