Amygdala response during automatic processing of facial emotion in schizophrenia and its association with psychopathology: a 3-T fMRI study
AV Rauch, M Reker, P Ohrmann, A Pedersen, J Bauer, U Dannlowski, K Kölkebeck, C Konrad, H Kugel, V Arolt, W Heindel, T Suslow · Klinische Neurophysiologie · 2008 · Heft 04
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Introduction: Previous studies have shown dysfunctional processing of emotion in schizophrenia patients. The amygdala plays a central role in the conscious and nonconscious processing of emotion. Several neuroimaging studies have repeatedly shown lowered amygdala activation during controlled emotion processing in schizophrenia. The present study investigated the automatic reactivity of the amygdala to facial emotions in schizophrenia patients compared to healthy subjects. Furthermore, we examined the relationship between amygdala response and psychopathology. Possible confounding variables such as trait anxiety,…
