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Author(s) -
Dzafic Ilvana,
Oestreich Lena,
Martin Andrew K.,
Mowry Bryan,
Burianová Hana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
human brain mapping
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.005
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1097-0193
pISSN - 1065-9471
DOI - 10.1002/hbm.24301
Subject(s) - stria terminalis , amygdala , psychology , white matter , neuroscience , thalamus , anatomy , biology , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology
COVER ILLUSTRATION The Stria Terminalis . A white‐matter pathway that connects the amygdala to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, the hippocampus, caudate, thalamus, and which branches out to multiple septal and hypothalamic nuclei. The function of stria terminalis is crucial, as this white‐matter pathway is altered in anxiety, post‐traumatic stress disorder, and disorders of consciousness. In our study, for the first time, we elucidate a role for the stria terminalis in human social behaviour. Specifically, we found that increased microstructure of the right stria terminalis was related to faster detection of naturalistic emotion in threatening conditions.