Fear, Startle, and Fear-Potentiated Startle : Probing Emotion in the Human Brain

The present thesis explored the neurobiological basis of three aspects of defense behaviors in humans. Positron emission tomography methodology was used, and changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) were measured as an index of neural activity. Firstly, brain function was studied in a group of...

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Main Author: Pissiota, Anna
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för psykologi 2003
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