Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 173, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62 , 15 July 2009

Anterior cingulate activity to salient stimuli is modulated by autonomic arousal in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

  • Kim L. Felmingham

      Affiliations

    • The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millenium Institute & Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, NSW, 2145, Australia
    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. The Brain Dynamics Centre, Acacia House, Westmead Hospital, NSW, 2145, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 9845 8152; fax: +61 2 9845 8190.
    • ,
  • Leanne M. Williams

      Affiliations

    • The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millenium Institute & Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, NSW, 2145, Australia
    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Andrew H. Kemp

      Affiliations

    • The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millenium Institute & Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, NSW, 2145, Australia
    • Department of Psychological Medicine, Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Chris Rennie

      Affiliations

    • The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millenium Institute & Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, NSW, 2145, Australia
    • School of Physics, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
    • ,
  • Evian Gordon

      Affiliations

    • The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millenium Institute & Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, NSW, 2145, Australia
    • Brain Resource International Database, Brain Resource Company, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia
    • ,
  • Richard A. Bryant

      Affiliations

    • The Brain Dynamics Centre, Westmead Millenium Institute & Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, NSW, 2145, Australia
    • School of Psychology, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

Received 6 December 2007 ,Revised 21 December 2008 ,Accepted 21 December 2008.

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PII: S0925-4927(08)00205-9

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.12.005

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 173, Issue 1 , Pages 59-62 , 15 July 2009

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