Glucocorticoid administration restores salience network activity in patients with spider phobia.
Leila Maria SoraviaSimon SchwabNico WeberMasahito NakatakiRoland WiestWerner StrikMarkus HeinrichsDominique de QuervainAndrea FederspielPublished in: Depression and anxiety (2018)
Activity in both the SN and DMN was reduced in patients with spider phobia. Cortisol administration altered the SN activity to a level that was comparable to that found in healthy controls. This alteration in SN activity might reflect the fear-reducing effects of glucocorticoids in phobia.
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