Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 88-95 , 30 May 2010

In psychopathic patients emotion attribution modulates activity in outcome-related brain areas

  • Monika Sommer

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Regensburg, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 84, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 941 9412050; fax: +49 941 9412053.
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  • Beate Sodian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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  • Katrin Döhnel

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Regensburg, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 84, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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  • Johannes Schwerdtner

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Regensburg, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 84, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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  • Jörg Meinhardt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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  • Göran Hajak

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Regensburg, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 84, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany

Received 30 January 2009 ,Revised 13 January 2010 ,Accepted 14 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.01.007

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Volume 182, Issue 2 , Pages 88-95 , 30 May 2010

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