Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 103-110 , 30 May 2010

Amygdalar modulation of frontotemporal connectivity during the inkblot test

  • Tomoki Asari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, The University of Tokyo School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +81 3 5841 3457; fax: +81 3 5841 3325.
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  • Seiki Konishi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, The University of Tokyo School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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  • Koji Jimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, The University of Tokyo School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • ,
  • Junichi Chikazoe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, The University of Tokyo School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • ,
  • Noriko Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Nakamura Psychotherapy Institute 4-12-16-617 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasushi Miyashita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, The University of Tokyo School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +81 3 5841 3457; fax: +81 3 5841 3325.

Received 3 March 2009 ,Revised 22 November 2009 ,Accepted 11 January 2010.

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Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 103-110 , 30 May 2010

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