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[Severe depression : functional neuroanatomy].
L'Encephale - 1 Dec 2009
Jollant F
Abstract excerpt
Depression is a severe disorder to which some individuals are more vulnerable than others. The study of the neurocognitive basis of the vulnerability to depression is, therefore, of major importance. Several neuroimaging studies have shown the persistence of brain dysfunctions in remitted patients. At the neuroanatomic level, alterations of the amygdala, ventral, medial and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices,...
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