Dysfunction of ventrolateral prefrontal cortex underlying social anxiety disorder: A multi-channel NIRS study

Dysfunction of ventrolateral prefrontal cortex underlying social anxiety disorder: A multi-channel NIRS study

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by strong fear and anxiety during social interactions. Although ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC) activity in response to emotional stimuli is related to pathological anxiety, little is known about the relationship between VLPFC activity and socia...

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Main Authors: Chika Yokoyama, Hisanobu Kaiya, Hiroaki Kumano, Masaru Kinou, Tadashi Umekage, Shin Yasuda, Kunio Takei, Masami Nishikawa, Tsukasa Sasaki, Yukika Nishimura, Naomi Hara, Ken Inoue, Yui Kaneko, Shin-ichi Suzuki, Hisashi Tanii, Motohiro Okada, Yuji Okazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Subjects:
Social anxiety disorder
Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex
Emotion
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158215001035

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