Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 172, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , 30 April 2009

Inhibition-related activity in subgenual cingulate is associated with symptom severity in major depression

  • Scott Matthews

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Laboratory of Biological Dynamics and Theoretical Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. VASDHS, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, Mail Code 116-A, La Jolla, CA 92093-0603, United States. Tel.: +1 858 642 1242; fax: +1 858 642 6396.
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  • Alan Simmons

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Laboratory of Biological Dynamics and Theoretical Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Irina Strigo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Laboratory of Biological Dynamics and Theoretical Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Peter Gianaros

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
    • ,
  • Tony Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Laboratory of Biological Dynamics and Theoretical Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Martin Paulus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Laboratory of Biological Dynamics and Theoretical Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
    • Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System, La Jolla, CA, United States

Received 31 January 2008 ,Revised 17 July 2008 ,Accepted 12 August 2008.

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PII: S0925-4927(08)00123-6

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.08.006

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 172, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6 , 30 April 2009

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