The ventro-medial prefrontal cortex: a major link between the autonomic nervous system, regulation of emotion, and stress reactivity?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Recent progress in neuroscience revealed diverse regions of the CNS which moderate autonomic and affective responses. The ventro-medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays a key role in these regulations. There is evidence that vmPFC activity is associated with cardi...

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Main Authors: von Känel Roland, Hänsel Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BioPsychoSocial Medicine
Online Access:http://www.bpsmedicine.com/content/2/1/21