Aims: Anxiety a core feature of panic disorder, is linked to function of the amygdala. Volume
alterations in the brain of patients with panic disorder have previously been reported, but …

Dopamine D 1 receptors in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are important for prefrontal functions,
and it is suggested that stimulation of prefrontal D 1 receptors induces an inverted U-shaped …

Aim: Recent neuroimaging studies have suggested that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)
has an important role in the pathology of panic disorder. Despite numerous functional …

While clinical features of panic disorder show significant sexual dimorphism, previous
structural MRI studies have not sufficiently controlled for sex when looking at regional brain …

Although the insula and temporal pole (TP) of paralimbic regions are important in both
affective and cognitive processing, it is not well known whether gray matter volume (GMV) …

Background Although several longitudinal studies have examined the relationship between
social participation and incident functional disability, the related mechanisms have remained …

Aims: The posterior region of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), which forms its sulcogyral pattern
during neurodevelopment, receives multisensory inputs. The purpose of the present study …

It has already been established that severe psychological distress is a major risk factor for
completed suicide. However, the impact (population attributable fraction; PAF) of moderate …

In our previous studies, we identified that exploratory eye movement (EEM) dysfunction
appears to be specific to schizophrenia. The availability of a biological marker specific to …

Several animal studies have demonstrated functional roles of dopamine (DA) D1 and D2
receptors in amygdala activity. However, the contribution of DA D1 and D2 receptors to …