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...
Main Author: | Pissiota, Anna |
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för psykologi
2003
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-3479 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-554-5674-X |
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