Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 171, Issue 2 , Pages 106-119 , 28 February 2009

Cortico-limbic response to personally challenging emotional stimuli after complete recovery from depression

  • Jill M. Hooley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Tel.: +1 617 495 9508.
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  • Staci A. Gruber

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroimaging and Neuropsychology Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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  • Holly A. Parker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Julien Guillaumot

      Affiliations

    • McLean Hospital, Belmont MA, USA
    • ,
  • Jadwiga Rogowska

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroimaging and Neuropsychology Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroimaging and Neuropsychology Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA

Received 24 June 2007 ,Revised 5 April 2008 ,Accepted 6 April 2008.

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PII: S0925-4927(08)00057-7

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.04.001

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 171, Issue 2 , Pages 106-119 , 28 February 2009

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