Sex differences in the neural processing of aversive interoceptive events: the benefit of relief.

Do men and women process and experience unpleasant bodily states differently? We used fMRI to determine brain processing before, during and after an aversive respiratory stimulation. No sex difference emerged during anticipation or stimulation. However, after the offset of the stimulation, men but n...

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Main Authors: Giulia Galli, Akanksha Shukla, Alan N Simmons, Paul W Davenport, Martin P Paulus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3875519?pdf=render