Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 156, Issue 3 , Pages 263-267 , 15 December 2007

Neuroticism associated with neural activation patterns to positive stimuli

  • Jennifer C. Britton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Neuroimaging Center, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, USA. Tel.: +1 617 855 2238; fax: +1 617 855 2770.
    • ,
  • Shao-Hsuan Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • ,
  • Stephan F. Taylor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • ,
  • Israel Liberzon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Psychiatry Service, Ann Arbor VAMC, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Received 22 January 2007 ,Revised 25 April 2007 ,Accepted 4 June 2007.

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PII: S0925-4927(07)00131-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.06.003

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 156, Issue 3 , Pages 263-267 , 15 December 2007

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