Individual differences in threat sensitivity predict serotonergic modulation of amygdala response to fearful faces
- 17 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Psychopharmacology
- Vol. 180 (4) , 670-679
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-005-2215-5
Abstract
In this study we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine the effects of acute tryptophan depletion (ATD), a well-recognised method for inducing transient cerebral serotonin depletion, on brain activation to fearful faces.Keywords
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