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SUBMITTER: Lighthall NR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3324572 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lighthall Nichole R NR Sakaki Michiko M Vasunilashorn Sarinnapha S Nga Lin L Somayajula Sangeetha S Chen Eric Y EY Samii Nicole N Mather Mara M
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience 20110523 4
Recent research indicates gender differences in the impact of stress on decision behavior, but little is known about the brain mechanisms involved in these gender-specific stress effects. The current study used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to determine whether induced stress resulted in gender-specific patterns of brain activation during a decision task involving monetary reward. Specifically, we manipulated physiological stress levels using a cold pressor task, prior to a risky ...[more]