Proximity Alert! Distance Related Cuneus Activation in Military Veterans with Anger and Aggression Problems

This study therefore investigated effects on neural activation related to threat and escapability among veterans with deployment experience. Twenty-seven male veterans with anger and aggression problems (Anger group) and 30 Control veterans performed a virtual predator-task during fMRI measurement. In this task, threat and proximity were manipulated. The distance of cues determined their possibility for escape.

Source: Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging - June 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lieke Heesink, Thomas Gladwin, David Terburg, Jack van Honk, Rolf Kleber, Elbert Geuze Source Type: research