Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 93-98 , 15 January 2007

Amygdala reactivity to emotional faces at high and low intensity in generalized social phobia: A 4-Tesla functional MRI study

Received 23 March 2006 ,Revised 6 May 2006 ,Accepted 23 May 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.05.004

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 93-98 , 15 January 2007

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