| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4341168 | Neuroscience | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging and an experimental paradigm of instructed fear, we observed a striking pattern of decreased activity in primary motor cortex with increased activity in dorsal basal ganglia during anticipation of aversive electrodermal stimulation in 42 healthy participants. We interpret this pattern of activity in motor neurocircuitry in response to cognitively-induced fear in relation to evolutionarily-conserved responses to threat that may be relevant to understanding normal and pathological fear in humans.
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T. Butler, H. Pan, O. Tuescher, A. Engelien, M. Goldstein, J. Epstein, D. Weisholtz, J.C. Root, X. Protopopescu, A.C. Cunningham-Bussel, L. Chang, X.-H. Xie, Q. Chen, E.A. Phelps, J.E. Ledoux, E. Stern, D.A. Silbersweig,