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Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Amygdala Dysfunction Among Patients with Alcohol Dependency During Exposure to Negative Emotional Stimuli KCI 등재

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감성과학 (Korean Journal of the science of Emotion & sensibility)
한국감성과학회 (The Korean Society For Emotion & Sensibility)
초록

This study aimed to identify specific psychological and brain activation responses relating to the processing of negative emotions in patients with alcohol dependency. The authors hypothesized that patients with alcohol dependency would demonstrate the abnormal functioning of brain regions involved in negative emotions. Eleven male patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence in an inpatient alcohol treatment facility and 13 social drinkers with similar demographics were scanned using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) as they viewed film clips that evoked negative emotions. During exposure to negative emotional stimuli, the control group evinced significantly greater activity in the right anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in comparison to patients with alcohol dependency. Correlation analyses demonstrated a negative association in the relationship between beta values from the right ACC and amygdala in participants classified in the control group. No statistically significant relationship was observed for blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) changes between the two regions in the patient group during the elicitation of negative emotions. On the other hand, patients exhibited a greater activation of the amygdala as negative emotions were induced. These results suggest that alcoholism presents pathophysiology of brain activation that is distinct from the responses of healthy individuals functioning as controls.

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Abstract
 1. Introduction
 2. Method
  2.1. Participants
  2.2. Stimuli and Procedure
  2.3. Imaging Parameters
 2.4. Data Analysis
 3. Results
  3.1. Behavioral Results
  3.2. fMRI Results
 4. Discussion
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저자
  • Mi-Sook Park(Department of Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology, Seoul Hanyoung University) Corresponding Author