Neural Processing of Emotional Musical and Nonmusical Stimuli in Depression.

BACKGROUND:Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and striatum are part of the emotional neural circuitry implicated in major depressive disorder (MDD). Music is often used for emotion regulation, and pleasurable music listening activates the dopaminergic system in the brain, including the ACC. The present...

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Main Authors: Rebecca J Lepping, Ruth Ann Atchley, Evangelia Chrysikou, Laura E Martin, Alicia A Clair, Rick E Ingram, W Kyle Simmons, Cary R Savage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4902194?pdf=render