Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 162, Issue 1 , Pages 51-57 , 15 January 2008

Amygdala responses to unattended fearful faces: Interaction between sex and trait anxiety

  • Erin W. Dickie

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, F.B.C. Pavilion, Verdun, Canada QC H4H 1R3. Tel.: +1 514 761 6131x3394; fax: +1 514 888 4099.
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  • Jorge L. Armony

Received 18 January 2007 ,Revised 11 May 2007 ,Accepted 8 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.08.002

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 162, Issue 1 , Pages 51-57 , 15 January 2008

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