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SUBMITTER: Lueken U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4221204 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lueken Ulrike U Hilbert Kevin K Stolyar Veronika V Maslowski Nina I NI Beesdo-Baum Katja K Wittchen Hans-Ulrich HU
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience 20131029 11
Depending on threat proximity, different defensive behaviours are mediated by a descending neural network involving forebrain (distal threat) vs midbrain areas (proximal threat). Compared to healthy subjects, it can be assumed that phobics are characterized by shortened defensive distances on a behavioural and neural level. This study aimed at characterizing defensive reactivity in two subtypes of specific phobia [snake (SP) and dental phobics (DP)]. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging ( ...[more]