Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 55-59 , 22 November 2006

Amygdala activation in the processing of neutral faces in social anxiety disorder: Is neutral really neutral?

Received 26 January 2006 ,Revised 3 May 2006 ,Accepted 10 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.05.003

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 55-59 , 22 November 2006

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