An animal model of emotional blunting in schizophrenia.

An animal model of emotional blunting in schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia is often associated with emotional blunting--the diminished ability to respond to emotionally salient stimuli--particularly those stimuli representative of negative emotional states, such as fear. This disturbance may stem from dysfunction of the amygdala, a brain region involved in fe...

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Main Authors: Charmaine Y Pietersen, Fokko J Bosker, Janine Doorduin, Minke E Jongsma, Folkert Postema, Joseph V Haas, Michael P Johnson, Tineke Koch, Tony Vladusich, Johan A den Boer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2137950?pdf=render

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