Xia Liu, Guowei Zheng, Xiuzhen Wang, Yongchao Li, Shanling Ji, Yu Zhang, Chaofan Yao, Yinghui Zhang, Bin Hu
Numerous studies have analyzed the state of brain activation about anxiety disorders under emotional stimuli. However, there is no meta-analysis to assess the commonality and specificity activation concerning different subtypes of anxiety. Here, we used ALE to assess this. 29 studies revealed increased bilateral amygdala, anterior cingulate gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus activation in anxiety disorders during emotional stimuli. Moreover, we observed decreased activations in the posterior cingulate, lingual gyrus, and precuneus...
December 22, 2022: Neurocase