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Reduced structural connectivity of a major frontolimbic pathway in generalized anxiety disorder.

Do P M TrompDaniel W GrupeDesmond J OathesDaniel R McFarlinPatric J HernandezTammi R A KralJee Eun LeeMarie AdamsAndrew L AlexanderJack B Nitschke
Published in: Archives of general psychiatry (2012)
Reduced structural connectivity of a major frontolimbic pathway suggests a neural basis for emotion regulation deficits in GAD. The functional significance of these structural differences is underscored by decreased functional connectivity between the anterior cingulate cortex and the amygdala in individuals with reduced structural integrity of the uncinate fasciculus.
Keyphrases
  • functional connectivity
  • resting state
  • traumatic brain injury